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barkeep

noun

variants also barkeeper

Definition of barkeep

as in bartender

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Recent Examples of barkeep The Florentine entrepreneur Francesco Datini was the son of a barkeep. — Jessica Winter, New Yorker, 11 Nov. 2025 While staying in the iconic Savoy Hotel, Cinnamon visits their famed American bar where a bartender tells her the story of Ada Coleman, the bar's first female barkeep, who's responsible for most of its renowned menu. — Lizz Schumer, People.com, 2 Aug. 2025 The cast includes Andrew Scott as Richard Rodgers, Simon Delaney as Oscar Hammerstein, Cillian Sullivan as Stephen Sondheim, and Bobby Cannavale as the charming barkeep trying not to serve Lorenz too much, or at all. — Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 29 July 2025 Each table, each stool, each spirited exchange between barkeep and guest becomes part of a collective verse. — Charlotte Observer, 10 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for barkeep

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Noun

To avoid playing bartender as guests arrive, prep a signature cocktail or two in pitchers ahead of time.

— Sarah Halverson, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 July 2026
Yes, many passengers on these upscale brief sailings enjoy a drink or two, but befriending a bartender isn’t the mission.

— David Dickstein, Oc Register, 15 July 2026

Definition of bartender

Noun

These bartenders are the cream of the crop—doing things the way legendary barman Dale Degroff would.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 June 2026
There were only two—the barman who doubled as a grill man looked up at the sound, and an older man turned around from his perch at the bar.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 21 Nov. 2025

Definition of barman

Noun

Meanwhile, Levy’s daughter, Sarah, also appeared on the series as Twyla, a waitress at the town’s only restaurant.

— Gwen Ihnat, Entertainment Weekly, 9 July 2026
His true seasonal arc begins not with Bruce’s (Damon Daunno) death but rather in the Brick & Bacon, a New York City diner where a 20something waitress named Regina (Delainey Hayles) works shifts that don’t get her any closer to making ends meet.

— Sabrina Reed, Forbes.com, 29 June 2026

Definition of waitress

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