taverner

¹

[ tav-er-ner ]

noun

1. the owner of a tavern.
2. Obsolete. a frequenter of taverns.

Taverner

²

[ tav-er-ner ]

noun

1. John, 1490?–1545, English organist and composer.

taverner

¹

/ ˈtævənə /

noun

1. archaic.
   a keeper of a tavern
2. obsolete.
   a constant frequenter of taverns

Taverner

²

/ ˈtævənə /

noun

1. TavernerJohn?14951545MEnglishMUSIC: composer John. ?1495–1545, English composer, esp of church music; best known for the mass Western Wynde , based on a secular song

Word History and Origins

Origin of taverner¹

1300–50; Middle English < Anglo-French; Old French tavernier. See tavern, -er ²

Example Sentences

First with “Military Wives” and a brief yet spellbinding appearance in “Fleabag,” but most importantly with “Slow Horses,” in which she plays MI5 second-in-command Diana Taverner alongside Gary Oldman’s sidelined but still tricky operative Jackson Lamb.

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There are many things to love about the series, but Scott Thomas’ performance as Taverner is among the top three.

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While everyone around her is losing their heads, her Taverner can look directly into the roiling abyss and calculate a way, if not to fix it, then certainly to cover it up.

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Taverner is certainly not the hero of “Slow Horses.”

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Whelan, even more than Lamb, has tested Taverner’s patience this season, which has been a challenge for Scott Thomas, who is so invested in keeping her character calm, cool and collected that from the first she has demanded a no-profanity policy for Taverner.

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