barkeep

noun

bar·​keep ˈbär-ˌkēp How to pronounce barkeep (audio)
variants or less commonly barkeeper

Examples of barkeep in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web And Just Like That… primarily for the character of Steve Brady, barkeep and longtime husband of lawyer Miranda Hobbes. Nell Beram, Vogue, 17 Aug. 2023 Sakhyiuk started work as a barkeep only the month before the war began. Laura Kingstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 19 Feb. 2023 The Supreme Court is not an Old West saloon with swinging doors through which Trump can dramatically barge in, grabbing the attention of a grizzled barkeep. Matt Ford, The New Republic, 4 Nov. 2020 Meet Sirona Ryan, a barkeep at the Three Broomsticks in Hogsmeade. Nick Romano, EW.com, 6 Feb. 2023 Garrett Hedlund pops up as a nice barkeep with money issues. Darren Franich, EW.com, 11 Nov. 2022 Born in Gresham in 1932, Still retired as police chief at age 52, after 30 years with the bureau, when a barkeep named Bud Clark ousted Ivancie as mayor in 1984. oregonlive, 17 July 2022 Skeptics were thrilled by the opportunity to use the nickname Bud Lite when denouncing him as an inexperienced barkeep. Susan Orlean, The New Yorker, 10 May 2022 When the barkeep made the approach with my pathetic offer of another round, Bird shook his head. BostonGlobe.com, 9 Nov. 2021

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Word History

First Known Use

1671, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of barkeep was in 1671

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“Barkeep.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/barkeep. Accessed 19 Mar. 2024.

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