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barkeep

noun

variants also barkeeper

Definition of barkeep

as in bartender

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Recent Examples of barkeep ViceVersa, now in residency through May in the hotel lobby, is awash in luminescent ambers and leather tones, with acclaimed barkeep Valentino Longo pouring digestivos, bubbly spritzes, and Italian wines. — Phillip Valys, Sun Sentinel, 5 Mar. 2026 After leaving school in 1954, Von Däniken worked as a waiter and barkeeper for several years, during which he was repeatedly accused of fraud and served a couple of short stints in prison. — Los Angeles Times, 12 Jan. 2026 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 See All Example Sentences for barkeep

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Noun

Started going to a place called the Café Central, and the bartender was a really magnetic, funny guy named Bruce Willis.

— Michael Schulman, New Yorker, 18 Oct. 2026
But a bartender’s lament about the overwhelming crowd mid-afternoon at The Tap felt a little, well, misplaced.

— Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 17 Oct. 2026

Definition of bartender

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Slowly, the Royal Prince of Hungary, Bohemia, and Croatia gets to his feet and places his spindly arms around the barman, who is old enough to be his father.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 4 Sep. 2026
Or, even better, a cocktail devised by the famed barman Frank Meier, a historical figure who is central to the novel.

— David Denby, New Yorker, 31 Aug. 2026

Definition of barman

Noun

Owner Lori Pack worked at Linda's for nearly 30 years, starting as a waitress before eventually taking over the restaurant.

— Kayla Moeller, CBS News, 28 Sep. 2026
Our waitress, Alina from Ukraine, was attentive and polite, informed about the menu and responsive to our questions.

— Barbara Ellis, Denver Post, 22 Sep. 2026

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