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Meaning of alekeeper | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

An alehouse-keeper, a person who operates an alehouse; a tavernkeeper, an alekeep.

Examples

“But that Friday morning there was an air of intensity about them that made her rein in Melissa and dismount. They were so engrossed in their discussion that they hadn't seen her ride up, until the alekeeper's wife, Biddy Tomkins, turned round ...”

“The word appears in a defamation case from Somerset in 1600 as an insult directed toward an alekeeper's wife: "she fucketh in every corner with every knave that cometh to thy house."”

CEFR level

B2

Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

See also

Alekhine Alekhine's Defence Alekhine's gun Aleksandr Aleksandra aleksandrovite