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tapster
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tap·ster  (tpstr)
n.
One who draws and serves liquor for customers; a bartender.
tapster [ˈtæpstə]
n
1. (Business / Commerce) Rare a barman
2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Forestry) (in W Africa) a man who taps palm trees to collect and sell palm wine
[Old English tæppestre, feminine of tæppere, from tappian to tap2]
tapstress  fem n
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Noun1.tapster - a tavern keeper who taps kegs or caskstapster - a tavern keeper who taps kegs or casks
tapper
publican, tavern keeper - the keeper of a public house
Translations
tapster
n (old) → Schankkellner(in) m(f), → Zapfer(in) m(f)
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