barkeep
20
6.3
- noun
- /ˈbɑrˌkip/
- Informal
:
bartender
- The barkeep served drinks to the eager crowd at the bar.
- Barkeep, another round
- Barkeep, a shot
- Hey, barkeep
Examples
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At a tavern two blocks from home, Roebling introduced William to the barkeep, a small man in a dirty blue shirt and green bow tie, who never took his eyes off the colonel.
Fiction book (1995) -
Barkeep, could you please mix me a mojito?
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- Tell them the rest, barkeep.
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You got a name, barkeep?
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The barkeep was asleep with his head on his arms.
Fiction book (1997) -
I'll leave a message with the barkeep.
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Barkeep, I will have one more drink and then one more after that.
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The barkeep backs away a step, hands fallen to his sides.
Fiction book (2000) -
While I was waiting on the barkeep, my girlfriend came up behind me, put her arms around my waist, and said, "Let's dance, baby."
Fiction book (1998) -
The barkeep was busy mopping up spills and tips from the bar.
Fiction book (2000)
Synonyms
330
2.0
A person who mixes and serves drinks at a bar or restaurant
14
2.3
A woman who serves drinks at a bar or pub
9
2.4
A man who works behind a bar serving and mixing drinks
4
7.6
A person who makes and serves drinks with alcohol, often creating new cocktails
1
2.9
A person who mixes and serves alcoholic drinks at a bar
1
9.9
A person who serves beer and other drinks in a pub or inn
1
9.1
A person who pours beer from kegs to serve people
How Formal
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word barkeep comes from bar ('place where people drink') and keep ('to look after'). Think of a shopkeeper who cares for a shop: a barkeep is the person who looks after the bar and serves drinks.