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also barkeeper
as in bartender
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Recent Examples of barkeep
Her top tips: don't just stay downtown; visit smaller spots and not just the big chains; if in doubt, ask the barkeep.
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Jennifer Cunningham, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 July 2025
Each table, each stool, each spirited exchange between barkeep and guest becomes part of a collective verse.
—Charlotte Observer, 10 July 2025
The barkeeps know their classic cocktails, and a friendly staff adds to the relaxing neighborhood vibe.
—Keith Pandolfi, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
The world’s best barkeeps like that come together just once a year, for a shindig each summer in a city where many of today’s cocktails were invented.
—Mark Ellwood, Robb Report, 4 June 2025
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Jennifer Cunningham, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 July 2025
Each table, each stool, each spirited exchange between barkeep and guest becomes part of a collective verse.
—Charlotte Observer, 10 July 2025
The barkeeps know their classic cocktails, and a friendly staff adds to the relaxing neighborhood vibe.
—Keith Pandolfi, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
The world’s best barkeeps like that come together just once a year, for a shindig each summer in a city where many of today’s cocktails were invented.
—Mark Ellwood, Robb Report, 4 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for barkeep
Noun
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The women are compelling and beautiful, among them a fuchsia-haired scientist, woodsy sculptor and psychonaut bartender.—
Jacqui Palumbo,
CNN Money,
26 Feb. 2026
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The program is led by bartender royalty in Keith Larry (Little Rascal, Employees Only, Beatrice Inn) alongside head bartender Nikola Stankovic (Employees Only, Patent Pending).—
Andrea Strong,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
26 Feb. 2026
Noun
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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
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The menu is centered around tataki, sashimi, yakitori, and artisanal cocktails created by barman and co-owner Julien Vézina, who masterfully blends Japanese and Quebec flavors and spirits.—
Pamela MacNaughtan,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
18 Nov. 2025
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Kordia had come to the US first on a tourist visa and then transitioned to a student visa, studying English while working as a waitress and at a clothing store and helping care for her US citizen mother and brother, her attorneys said.—
Zoe Sottile,
CNN Money,
3 Mar. 2026
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The restaurant is so close to the detention facility that waitress Valerie Tellez frequently drives there to make food deliveries.—
Lexi Salazar,
CBS News,
27 Feb. 2026
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“Barkeep.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/barkeep. Accessed 5 Mar. 2026.
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