What does "tapster" mean?

One whose business is to tap or draw ale or other liquor.

What is a synonym for "tapster"?

Common synonyms include: barmaid, barman, bartender, bootlegger, moonshiner, publican.

noun

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Noun

1
One whose business is to tap or draw ale or other liquor. archaic
"[…] A tapster is a good trade: an old cloak makes a new jerkin; a withered serving-man a fresh tapster."
2
a tavern keeper who taps kegs or casks wordnet

"[…] A tapster is a good trade: an old cloak makes a new jerkin; a withered serving-man a fresh tapster."

Inherited from Middle English tappestere, from Old English tæppestre (“barmaid”), equivalent to tap + -ster.