TAPSTER
(also see DRINKING EST. – PERSON)
NOUNS – PERSON
► ADMIRAL OF THE BLUE a publican; a tapster, an innkeeper; from the colour of his apron → c1425 obs.
► FAUCET a term of contempt for a tapster → 1614 obs.
► KNIGHT OF THE SPIGOT a publican, a tapster → 1821 sl.
► SKINK a tapster or waiter → 1603
► SKINKARD a tapster → 1615 obs.
► SKINKER one who draws, pours out, or serves liquor; a tapster → 1586 arch. or Eng. dial.
► SQUIRE OF THE GIMLET a tapster → c1670 colloq.
► TIPPLER a retailer of ale and other intoxicating liquor; a tapster; a tavern-keeper → 1396 obs.
Lexicophilia 