barkeeper
noun
a person who owns or manages a bar where alcoholic beverages are sold.
barkeep
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a variation of
barkeeper.
Example Sentences
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The barkeep pours small glasses of Fundador brandy as a nod to our project, the fuel that fed peak drama at Milano and Suizo.
From Salon ● Nov. 8, 2025
The barrel-chested, red-bearded Mr. McCourt appeared regularly on soap operas — notably “Ryan’s Hope,” on which he had a recurring role as a barkeep — and played bit parts in several films.
From New York Times ● Mar. 11, 2024
The candidate said she understands the hard work performed by people in the restaurant industry — “whether it be as a waitress, host/ess, barkeep, dishwasher or business owner.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 30, 2022
Geoffrey’s simpering, emotional stuntedness may make it difficult for, say, the village’s priest or barkeep to see much of themselves in him.
From The Verge ● May 9, 2022
On the automobile bridge, Mike Bogo, the three-hundred-pound Poughkeepsie barkeep in charge of setting off explosives to signal the lane number of the winner, detonated five bombs, for Cornell.
From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown
