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Publican vs Sinner - What's the difference?

publican | sinner |

As nouns the difference between publican and sinner

is that publican is (british) the landlord of a public house while sinner is a person who has sinned.

publican

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (British) the landlord of a public house
  • * 1890 , Rudyard Kipling, "Tommy"
    • I went into a public-'ouse to get a pint o' beer,
    The publican 'e up an 'sez, "We serve no red-coats here."
  • a tax collector in ancient Rome

    • sinner

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • a person who has sinned

    • Hyponyms

    * fasiq (one who has sinned by violating Islamic law)

    Anagrams

    * ---- ==Jèrriais==

    Verb

    (roa-jer-verb)
  • to sign