alewife vs publican

alewife

noun
  • A migrating North American fish, Alosa pseudoharengus. 

  • Any of several species similar in appearance. 

publican

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. 

  • 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. 

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