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publican noun

  /ˈpʌblək(ə)n/ , /ˈpʌblɪk(ə)n/
  • (Ancient Rome, historical) A tax collector, especially one working in Judea and Galilee during New Testament times (1st century C.E.) who was generally regarded as sinful for extorting more tax than was due, and as a traitor for serving the Roman Empire.
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