barkeep

variants also barkeeper

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of barkeep The barkeeps know their classic cocktails, and a friendly staff adds to the relaxing neighborhood vibe. Keith Pandolfi, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025 Some of the barkeeps and the waiters are former acting colleagues. Han Ong, New Yorker, 22 June 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 Tejada plays Ellie Estevez, a barkeep who looks after Brolin's Cap. Randall Colburn, EW.com, 17 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for barkeep
Recent Examples of Synonyms for barkeep
Noun
  • When the district eventualy rehired another facilities manager to replace the employee who died, the suit says the facilities manager — described in the court filing as a former bartender who was white — was believed to be a friend of one of the district’s vice presidents.
    Eric Adler, Kansas City Star, 16 Sep. 2025
  • Then in 2011, at a bar in Brooklyn called Dram, bartender Jeremy Oertel takes it a couple steps further.
    Jason O'Bryan, Robb Report, 13 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Inspired by English poet Lord Byron, the bar serves cocktails curated by Aman Venice’s head barman and award-winning mixologist Antonio Ferrara.
    Sandra Salibian, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2025
  • His inquiries are met with gruff retorts by the barman, who is only interested in Henry buying a pint.
    Lincee Ray Published, EW.com, 8 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • Holliday’s portrayal of the gum-chewing diner waitress landed many of the show’s laughs.
    Greg Evans, Deadline, 10 Sep. 2025
  • After spending months in a FEMA trailer following devastating floods last winter, Caudill moved into a low-income apartment in a hollow outside of town with his partner, Cassie Collins, 31, a waitress who is recovering from substance abuse.
    Chris Kenning, USA Today, 4 Sep. 2025

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“Barkeep.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/barkeep. Accessed 19 Sep. 2025.

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