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publican/ˈpʌblik(ə)n/n. 1a Brit. the keeper of a public house [英]酒店老板 b Austral. the keeper of a hotel [澳]旅馆老板 2 Rom. Hist. & Bibl. a tax collector or tax farmer [罗马]【史】【圣经】收税员;税款包收人 [Middle English via Old French publicain from Latin publicanus, from publicum ‘public revenue’ (as PUBLIC)] |