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One whose business is to tap or draw ale or other liquor.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: archaic
Examples
- 1878, John Payne, Introduction, in François Villon, Poems, translated by John Payne, New York: Boni & Liveright, c. 1918, p. 33, [...] in a twinkling the accomplished sharper changes the pitchers and pretending to examine the contents, asks the tapster what kind of wine he has given him [...]
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: barkeep
Antonyms: none provided
a tavern keeper who taps kegs or casks
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: tapper
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: publican, tavern keeper
Inherited from Middle English tappestere, from Old English tæppestre (“barmaid”), equivalent to tap + -ster.
