saloon keeper

American  

noun

1. a person who owns or operates a saloon.

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Etymology

Origin of saloon keeper

First recorded in 1840–50

Example Sentences

The namesake of the Hines Mansion Bed & Breakfast worked in mining and real estate and as a pharmacist and saloon keeper.

From Washington Post

In the north, a saloon keeper took him on.

From Literature

McGarrity, the saloon keeper, couldn’t get Johnny out of his mind.

From Literature

Regent J.S Mansfield had persuaded two gamblers and a saloon keeper to present the land to the UA.

From Washington Times

The call for law and order led to the appointment of a self-promoting saloon keeper named Bean, who, for most of the next two decades, delivered his own brand of frontier jurisprudence.

From Washington Times