Meanings
plural tavernkeepers
- One who keeps a tavern.
1 more example
Mr. Hautekiet, 41, a large, friendly man with a seemingly endless supply of facts about the town, said that all attempts to locate former residents of Goverthing had been fruitless, though one — the tavernkeeper — had been found in a retirement home in Brooklyn, where he has refused for decades to speak of the town, its uneasy relationship with the Army or its demise.
2009 September 19, Randy Kennedy, “Uncovering a Small Town (and Some Tall Tales)”, in New York TimesSynonyms: jerry-lord, taverner
Synonyms & antonyms
nounOne who keeps a tavern.
Origin
Translations
Esperanto drinkejestro
- drinkejestroone who keeps a tavern
Latin caupō
- caupōone who keeps a tavern
Polish karczmarz, karczmarka
- karczmarzone who keeps a tavern
- karczmarkaone who keeps a tavern
- oberżystaone who keeps a tavern
- oberżystkaone who keeps a tavern
- szynkarzone who keeps a tavern
- szynkarkaone who keeps a tavern
- austernikone who keeps a tavern
Cite this entry
tavernkeeper. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tavernkeeper
“tavernkeeper.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tavernkeeper. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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