saloon keeper

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noun

a person who owns or operates a saloon.

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Origin of saloon keeper

First recorded in 1840–50

Words nearby saloon keeper

salon, Salonika, salon music, saloon, saloon car, saloon keeper, saloop, Salop, salopettes, Salopian, salpa

How to use saloon keeper in a sentence

The Horse You Came in On Saloon, Baltimore Horse-themed bars must be bad luck for famous authors.
The Bars That Made America Great|Nina Strochlic|December 28, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Now, the goalkeeper is out with a memoir about his life until that point: The Keeper: A Life of Saving Goals and Achieving Them.
Tim Howard’s Wall of Intensity|William O’Connor|December 22, 2014|DAILY BEAST
This Oath Keeper was there for the protest, which had yet to materialize, and had a few friends joining him, he told me.
NYC’s Garner Protesters vs. Pro-Cop Protesters|Jacob Siegel|December 20, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Rudder seems content to play the record keeper and let the philosophers sort out the sigificance.
Heartache by the Numbers and OkCupid’s Founder Has Got Yours|Will Doig|October 6, 2014|DAILY BEAST

“The state has been trying to lay its hands on them for years,” one keeper of a 700 book-strong library told the paper.
The Lost Libraries of the Sahara‬|Nina Strochlic|September 11, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Before he could finish the sentence the Hole-keeper said snappishly, "Well, drop out again—quick!"
Davy and The Goblin|Charles E. Carryl
About her neck was hung a covered basket and a door-key; and Davy at once concluded that she was Sindbad's house-keeper.
Davy and The Goblin|Charles E. Carryl
Presently the Hole-keeper stopped short and said, faintly, "It strikes me the sun is very hot here."
Davy and The Goblin|Charles E. Carryl
"They're great pink birds, without any feathers on 'em," replied the Hole-keeper, solemnly.
Davy and The Goblin|Charles E. Carryl
In the wall were eight gates, and at each one a keeper was stationed at all hours of the day and night.
Our Little Korean Cousin|H. Lee M. Pike