barkeeper
a person who owns or manages a bar where alcoholic beverages are sold.
a bartender.
Origin of barkeeper
1- Also bar·keep [bahr-keep] /ˈbɑrˌkip/ .
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How to use barkeeper in a sentence
You need a drink: a summer-y beverage that the barkeep knowingly slides towards you at your favorite watering hole.
The Hamptons Hot List: Where to Eat, What to Drink, and How to Get Your Beach on This Summer | Brandon Presser | May 24, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTJoe Madden, the literary barkeep, pointed him out to me from the sidelines.
"You guys hold on and don't drink up yet," growled the barkeep.
Jubilation, U.S.A. | G. L. VandenburgThe barkeep's face was pure sunshine when he turned to the aliens again.
Jubilation, U.S.A. | G. L. VandenburgHere, you barkeep', log that on a bit of paper for me, so that I won't let it go adrift.
The barkeep was facing his two customers and there were three glasses set before them.
"And That's How It Was, Officer" | Ralph SholtoI arrived back in Joe's Tavern to find the barkeep had been revived and bore none of us any ill-will.
"And That's How It Was, Officer" | Ralph Sholto
British Dictionary definitions for barkeeper
/ (ˈbɑːˌkiːpə) /
another name (esp US) for barman
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