barkeeper

American  

[bahr-kee-per] / ˈbɑrˌki pər /

Also barkeep

noun

1. a person who owns or manages a bar where alcoholic beverages are sold.

2. a bartender.

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barkeeper British  

/ ˈbɑːˌkiːpə /

noun

1. another name (esp US) for barman

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Etymology

Origin of barkeeper

First recorded in 1705–15; bar ¹ + keeper

Example Sentences

Every description barkeeper Paul Shanrock offers about his new kitschy project is pure gold.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 15, 2022

The 47-year-old barkeeper patrols this beach up to 75 nights a year, the maximum incubation time for green turtles, to keep predators from their nests until the eggs are ready to hatch.

From Reuters • Nov. 16, 2021

When he is chided, at the start of “At Eternity’s Gate,” for covering the wall of a bar with unsellable art, we want to shake the barkeeper and command him to see sense.

From The New Yorker • Nov. 12, 2018

Bryan Cranston plays self-destructive barkeeper Sal, while Laurence Fishburne is reformed hellraiser Mueller.

From The Guardian • Jan. 22, 2018

“If you’re a trader,” said Mal, “why did the barkeeper say you were unemployed?”

From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell