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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

The Uncut Gems actress and model offers Owen some sage advice — and offers to sleep with him — as a bartender working at NYC’s White Horse Tavern.

— Emlyn Travis, Entertainment Weekly, 8 Aug. 2026
And the bartender at La Rotonde Bar for taking the time to tell us about the bar's history, despite having other clients to serve.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Aug. 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

Investigators identified him after a tip came in, and the waitress identified him in a photo lineup on Thursday.

— Milena Malaver, Miami Herald, 1 Aug. 2026
He was banned from one of his favorite pizza joints, Angie’s, and after making a crude comment to a waitress at a volunteer firefighter party, he was kicked off one of his squads.

— Brenna Ehrlich, Rolling Stone, 31 July 2026

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