as in landlord
the owner or manager of an inn in Longfellow's Tales of a Wayside Inn a taverner tells a series of tales in verse to a group of travelers

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Noun
  • This strong demand for rental units has brought up prices in university towns, already exacerbated by landlords passing on the higher cost of home-buying to tenants.
    Giulia Carbonaro, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Sep. 2025
  • Strojan said many former Dosker residents have stayed within LMHA housing, moving to other public developments throughout the city, while others have taken vouchers to live in units owned by private landlords.
    Keely Doll, The Courier-Journal, 18 Sep. 2025
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  • Best of all, innkeepers Bob and Denise Barbier bring the experience to life with warm hospitality and a wealth of local knowledge, making a stay here truly feel like the best of both worlds.
    Jill Robbins, Southern Living, 5 Sep. 2025
  • On Tsuge’s page, that story concerns a male manga artist in search of inspiration, traveling to a remote village and staying with an eccentric innkeeper (barely) operating a business on its outskirts.
    Josh Slater-Williams, IndieWire, 17 Aug. 2025
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“Taverner.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/taverner. Accessed 20 Sep. 2025.

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