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publican meaning in Kannada

ಪಥಿಕಗೃಹ ನಡೆಸುವವನು

/ˈpʌblɪk(ə)n/US/ˈpʌblək(ə)n/

publican in Kannada: ಪಥಿಕಗೃಹ ನಡೆಸುವವನು. In English, publican means the landlord (manager or owner) of a public house (“a bar or tavern, often also selling food and sometimes lodging; a pub”).

Kannada words for publican

ಪಥಿಕಗೃಹ ನಡೆಸುವವನು

English meaning of publican

  1. noun The landlord (manager or owner) of a public house (“a bar or tavern, often also selling food and sometimes lodging; a pub”).
  2. noun The manager or owner of a hotel.
  3. noun A tax collector, especially one working in Judea and Galilee during New Testament times (1st century C.E.) who was generally regarded as sinful for extorting more tax than was due, and as a traitor for serving the Roman Empire.
  4. noun Any person who collects customs duties, taxes, tolls, or other forms of public revenue.

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Questions about publican in Kannada

What is the meaning of publican in Kannada?
Publican in Kannada is ಪಥಿಕಗೃಹ ನಡೆಸುವವನು.
publican ಪದದ ಕನ್ನಡ ಅರ್ಥ ಏನು?
Publican: ಪಥಿಕಗೃಹ ನಡೆಸುವವನು.
What does publican mean in English?
Publican means the landlord (manager or owner) of a public house (“a bar or tavern, often also selling food and sometimes lodging; a pub”).

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Kannada words from Kannada Wiktionary: publican (page history and authors). English meanings adapted from Wiktionary: publican (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Kannada words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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