as in landlord
the owner or manager of an inn in Longfellow's Tales of a Wayside Inn a taverner tells a series of tales in verse to a group of travelers

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Noun
  • The landlord claims that Device owes more than $23,000 in rental obligations, the lawsuit shows.
    Jennah Pendleton, Sacbee.com, 26 Apr. 2025
  • The landlord had installed steel security doors to prevent squatters from occupying empty apartments.
    Benjamin Cunningham Edu Bayer, New York Times, 25 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • The suspect is charged with three counts of defrauding an innkeeper and is scheduled to be arraigned next month, the Santa Clara District Attorney's Office confirmed to Fox News Digital.
    Julia Bonavita, FOXNews.com, 8 Apr. 2025
  • The innkeepers are friendly, helpful and passionate about their city.
    Moira McCarthy, Boston Herald, 6 Apr. 2025
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“Taverner.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/taverner. Accessed 4 May. 2025.

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