publican

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Two men went up into the temple to pray; the one a Pharisee, and the other a publican.
說，有兩個(gè)人上殿里去禱告。一個(gè)是法利賽人，一個(gè)是稅吏。
In the year 1800 the chief constable was a publican, and the head gaoler sold rum and brandy opposite the prison gates.
舉1800年的例子來說吧：警察局長(zhǎng)的第二職業(yè)是酒館老板，總監(jiān)獄長(zhǎng)則在監(jiān)獄大門的正對(duì)面開了個(gè)朗姆酒和白蘭地的專賣店。
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.
這事以后，耶穌出去，看見一個(gè)稅吏，名叫利未，坐在稅關(guān)上，就對(duì)他說，你跟從我來。

In Kinsale, I know an eccentric publican with an intimate and exquisite bar below his own living quarters.
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