Turning up at people's doors and asking for half their income would be a bigger scare, but I guess being a parasite has left him with lots of free time.
Turning up at people's doors and asking for half their income would be a bigger scare, but I guess being a parasite has left him with lots of free time.
He's a pub landlord. That's a traditional title, it means something like bar manager.
https://nationalcareers.service.gov.uk/job-profiles/publican
It doesn't mean he owns property or collects rent.