posaderon.
/ˌpəʊsəˈdɛːrəʊ/, U.S. /ˌpoʊsəˈdɛroʊ/ In Spain and Spanish-speaking countries: an innkeeper.
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tappera1000
tapsterc1000
wifeOE
taverner1340
gannekerc1380
tippler1396
alewifec1400
vintnerc1430
alehouse-keeperc1440
ale-taker1454
innholder1463
cellarman1547
ale draper?1593
pint pot1598
ale-man1600
nick-pot1602
tavern-keeper1611
beer-monger1622
kaniker1630
ordinary keeper1644
padrone1670
tap-lash?1680
ale-dame1694
public house keeper1704
bar-keeper1712
publican1728
tavern-man1755
Boniface1795
knight of the spigot1821
licensed victualler1824
thermopolite1832
bar-keep1846
saloon-keeper1849
posadero1851
Wirt1858
bung1860
changer1876
patron1878
bar-tender1883
soda-jerker1883
bar steward1888
pub-keeper1913
1851 G. Coggeshall Voy. 101 I said ‘Adios, Senior,’ to our ignorant posadero, and we were again wending our intricate way towards Medina.
1891 G. Borrow Bible in Spain (ed. 4) xvi. 116 I soon found that my friend the posadero was a most egregious Carlist.
1904 J. Conrad Nostromo i. viii. 88 The posadero in Rincon swore that on calm nights..he could catch the sound in his doorway.
1912 W. G. Lawrence in T. E. Lawrence Home Lett. (1954) 423 After lunch..Juan the Posadero came out to talk with us.
1992 T. Platt in R. Dilley Contesting Markets iii. 145 There are signs that even in this situation some buyers were singled out preferentially by the producers... These were the posaderos (innkeepers) who could offer in exchange a protected roof for the night.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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