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also barkeeper
as in bartender
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Recent Examples of barkeep
Return to the tavern and the barkeep will direct you upstairs, asking you to take the drinks up with you.
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Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 17 Feb. 2025
There are many tales of foreign travelers unwittingly taking a seat at this table and being shooed away by the barkeep.
—Laurel Wamsley, NPR, 22 Dec. 2024
Though Sirona, a barkeep at Three Broomsticks, is not explicitly labeled as transgender, a line of her dialogue is highly suggestive.
—Abby Gardner, Glamour, 3 Sep. 2024
His costar Ted Danson, who played barkeep Sam Malone, explains on the upcoming episode of SiriusXM's Conan O’Brien Needs a Friend that Harrelson's first week on the set was a physical challenge for the veterans of the series.
—EW.com, 15 June 2024
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Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 17 Feb. 2025
There are many tales of foreign travelers unwittingly taking a seat at this table and being shooed away by the barkeep.
—Laurel Wamsley, NPR, 22 Dec. 2024
Though Sirona, a barkeep at Three Broomsticks, is not explicitly labeled as transgender, a line of her dialogue is highly suggestive.
—Abby Gardner, Glamour, 3 Sep. 2024
His costar Ted Danson, who played barkeep Sam Malone, explains on the upcoming episode of SiriusXM's Conan O’Brien Needs a Friend that Harrelson's first week on the set was a physical challenge for the veterans of the series.
—EW.com, 15 June 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for barkeep
Noun
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Take the coaster or napkin a bartender gives you and put it over your drink when not sipping.—
Nicole Fallert,
USA Today,
26 June 2025
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Six bartenders were asked to mix certain cocktails in a bid to beat the robotic system in a taste-test challenge.—
Gabriel Snyder,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 June 2025
Noun
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As part of these travels, he was briefly employed as personal barman to Silvio Berlusconi — the former prime minister of Italy and owner of AC Milan.—
Nick Miller,
The Athletic,
25 Mar. 2025
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Named after the resident barman, Franco mixed up his signature piña colada for me, made with fresh pineapple juice, coconut milk, and local rum.—
Jen Murphy,
Travel + Leisure,
19 Mar. 2025
Noun
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As a foodie and former waitress, this show hits home for me.—
Sam Woodward,
USA Today,
27 June 2025
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Joan, a single mom of two, was then living with a man named Norm Bishop and working as a flight attendant for Frontier Airlines (and as a cocktail waitress on the side).—
Liz McNeil,
People.com,
25 June 2025
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“Barkeep.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/barkeep. Accessed 3 Jul. 2025.
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