1.(古罗马的)收税官
2.〈英〉客栈[酒馆]老板
1.someone who owns or manages a pub or bar
1.And after these things he went forth, and saw a publican, named Levi, sitting at the receipt of custom: and he said unto him, Follow me.
这事以后，耶稣出去，看见一个税吏，名叫利未，坐在税关上，就对他说，你跟从我来。
2.A fat red-faced man in check breeches and gaiters , who looked like a publican, was stroking her nose and feeding her with sugar.
有个红脸膛的胖子，身穿方格子马裤和高筒靴，象是客栈老板，边抚摸着她的鼻子边给她喂糖。
3.The Publican was counted vile and base and reckoned among the worst of men .
人们仍然认为征税员邪恶卑鄙，属于最坏的人之列。
4.In the year 1800 the chief constable was a publican, and the head gaoler sold rum and brandy opposite the prison gates.
举1800年的例子来说吧：警察局长的第二职业是酒馆老板，总监狱长则在监狱大门的正对面开了个朗姆酒和白兰地的专卖店。
5.eg. It was the publican's birthday, so all the drinks were on the house.
那天是酒店老板的生日，所以免费招待顾客喝酒。
6.When a regular enters the pub, you will often hear a chorus of friendly greetings from other regulars, the publican and bar staff.
当一个常客进入酒吧时，你常常会听到其他常客、酒吧老板和服务员对他的齐声问候。
7.He was regarded as a Re publican by everybody, even though he had always thought of himself as an "Independent" .
尽管他一直以为自己是“无党派人士”，但是大家都把他看作共和党。
8.Shylock (Aside ) How like a fawning publican he looks .
（小声）看起来他真像个卑屈的收税人。
9.With this as background, we can understand some details of the parable of the Pharisee and the Publican.
经由这样的背景，我们再看法利赛人和酒馆老板的寓言故事，便可以弄懂一些细节。
10.Stranger 2: Yes, the publican's very fussy about how it's stored and at what temperature.
陌生人乙：不错，店老板对贮藏的方法、温度都非常讲究。