Get to know Publican better with 10+ real example sentences, the meaning and synonyms like bartender or barman.
Publican meaning
- The landlord (manager or owner) of a public house (“a bar or tavern, often also selling food and sometimes lodging; a pub”).
- The manager or owner of a hotel.
Synonyms of Publican
Using Publican
- The main meaning on this page is: The landlord (manager or owner) of a public house (“a bar or tavern, often also selling food and sometimes lodging; a pub”). | The manager or owner of a hotel.
- Useful related words include: tavern keeper, bartender, barman, barkeep.
- In the example corpus, publican often appears in combinations such as: the publican, publican and, publican special.
Context around Publican
- Average sentence length in these examples: 20.3 words
- Position in the sentence: 7 start, 9 middle, 4 end
- Sentence types: 19 statements, 1 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Publican
- In this selection, "publican" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 20.3 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, former, town, hotel, andy, liam and krissy stand out and add context to how "publican" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a city publican was mayor and a successful publican before being. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "publican" sits close to words such as aapi, aarey and abdulai, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with publican
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
The publican loved that. (4 words)
Cork publican and local legend Brian O’Donnell has died. (10 words)
Former publican Andy Bell at the Heritage Hotel in Bulli (bottom right). (12 words)
In the same way Luke may have veiled her identity precisely because he did not wish to defame one who was yet living; he certainly does something similar in the case of St. Matthew whose identity with Levi the publican (5:7) he conceals. (44 words)
One of the most recent was by the northern NSW hotelier Brenden Lawless, who sold his Tweed River waterfront NSW trophy hotel, The Ivory Tavern, to interstate publican and industry figure Peter Hurley AO and his wife Jenny, for an undisclosed price. (42 words)
The publican said he couldn't expect any help from the council or local politicians, saying they "weren't interested" and were more focused on scoring political points. (28 words)
The discussion was had on a pub landlord forum on Facebook where one disgruntled publican asked: “How is anybody making sports on SKY, TNT and Amazon profitable? (27 words)
Example sentences (20)
Details: The New Courthouse presents an exciting opportunity for the right publican, to develop a great community pub.
Former publican Andy Bell at the Heritage Hotel in Bulli (bottom right).
He added: “It has been a hard two years, after an active life as a publican for 50 years.
Heroine Henrietta Forward strikes up a fake relationship with the town publican, Liam Castle, to get her family off her back about settling down.
Illabo Co-Operative directors Fiona Hamilton (left) and James Croker enjoy a drink with Illabo Hotel publican Krissy Aurisch and co-lessee John Jackson.
The discussion was had on a pub landlord forum on Facebook where one disgruntled publican asked: “How is anybody making sports on SKY, TNT and Amazon profitable?
The publican loved that.
Mr Lawless was originally from Galway but moved to Chicago in the 1990s, where he became a successful publican before being nominated to the Seanad in 2016.
The publican said he couldn't expect any help from the council or local politicians, saying they "weren't interested" and were more focused on scoring political points.
Willie, a publican, would die in 2011 on the couple’s 45th wedding anniversary.
For those who remain, the pickings will be rich − or so the publican hopes.
The publican busy devising food menus isn’t responsible for delays to non-Covid healthcare.
Both the publican and Minister Canavan have verbally abused the convoy people.
Cork publican and local legend Brian O’Donnell has died.
Mr Smith, a city publican, was mayor seven times between 1851 and 1864.
One of the most recent was by the northern NSW hotelier Brenden Lawless, who sold his Tweed River waterfront NSW trophy hotel, The Ivory Tavern, to interstate publican and industry figure Peter Hurley AO and his wife Jenny, for an undisclosed price.
And therefore if a man refuse to hear the Church let him be considered—so the Lord commands—as a heathen and a publican.
But the book represents the dream of a publican named Humphrey Chimpden Earwicker.
In the same way Luke may have veiled her identity precisely because he did not wish to defame one who was yet living; he certainly does something similar in the case of St. Matthew whose identity with Levi the publican (5:7) he conceals.
Sydney publican William Tunks accepted the challenge on behalf of New South Wales although the Victorians were criticised for playing for money.
Common combinations with publican
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: