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 The pace is brisk; in mere pages, Gordon has found a bad job, a grim apartment and a friendly barkeep called Janice. Rumaan Alam, New York Times, 21 May 2024 The marvelously over the top cocktail bar, outfitted with red velvet banquettes and undulating mirrors, buzzes with the energy of neighborhood folk who are eager to sample the barkeep’s magical mixing (the Ferrari, a mix of Fernet Branca and Cappelletti, could raise the dead). Cnt Editors, Condé Nast Traveler, 31 May 2023 By unlocking powerful real estate development tools, a new stadium allows a team owner to create a broader development that captures even more revenue — which, in this case, once went to ordinary barkeeps and restaurant owners hoping to serve the game-day crowds. Andrew Van Dam, Washington Post, 5 Apr. 2024 Malachy McCourt, the Irish American author, barkeep, and actor known for his long-running role on the soap opera Ryan's Hope, died Monday in Manhattan. Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 11 Mar. 2024 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

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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 14 Jun. 2024.

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