barkeep

noun

bar·​keep ˈbär-ˌkēp 

variants or less commonly barkeeper

ˈbär-ˌkē-pər 

: bartender

Examples of barkeep in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Instead, the guy talks to dead barkeeps and wields an ax more than his typewriter. — Brian Truitt, USA Today, 1 July 2026

Many customers are on a first-name basis with lots of banter with the barkeeps. — Amy Drew Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 9 Apr. 2026

When the air inside is still cool and clean and everything is shiny and the barkeep is giving himself that last look in the mirror to see if his tie is straight and his hair is smooth. — Rick Kogan, Chicago Tribune, 22 Apr. 2026

The Florentine entrepreneur Francesco Datini was the son of a barkeep. — Jessica Winter, New Yorker, 11 Nov. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1671, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for barkeep

• asleep
• upkeep
• beep
• cheap
• creep
• deep
• heap
• jeep
• keep
• leap
• peep
• reap