barkeep

variants also barkeeper

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of barkeep Founders Ivy Mix and Lynette Marrero have created a book as well called A Quick Drink featuring those same stellar barkeeps. Jason O'Bryan, Robb Report, 1 Aug. 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 The pace is brisk; in mere pages, Gordon has found a bad job, a grim apartment and a friendly barkeep called Janice. Rumaan Alam, New York Times, 21 May 2024 By unlocking powerful real estate development tools, a new stadium allows a team owner to create a broader development that captures even more revenue — which, in this case, once went to ordinary barkeeps and restaurant owners hoping to serve the game-day crowds. Andrew Van Dam, Washington Post, 5 Apr. 2024 See All Example Sentences for barkeep
Recent Examples of Synonyms for barkeep
Noun
  • Across from the bar is a 40-foot long mural of people who have changed the world — depicted from the vantage point of the bartender.
    Philip Freeman, Charlotte Observer, 10 Apr. 2025
  • Gabrielle Ryan, a genuine star in the making as the bartender on duty.
    Michael Phillips, Chicago Tribune, 10 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • 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
  • 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
  • So much happened in the interstitial time and spaces between our official roles of waitress, cook, customer.
    Mary Frances Ruskell, CNN Money, 4 Apr. 2025
  • Sunday, however, was for the old-timers — many of whom posed for pictures under the familiar neon sign and tearfully shook hands with busboys and waitresses.
    Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 3 Apr. 2025

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

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