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also barkeeper
as in bartender
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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.
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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
The marvelously over the top cocktail bar, outfitted with red velvet banquettes and undulating mirrors, buzzes with the energy of neighborhood folk who are eager to sample the barkeep’s magical mixing (the Ferrari, a mix of Fernet Branca and Cappelletti, could raise the dead).
—Cnt Editors, Condé Nast Traveler, 31 May 2023
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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
The marvelously over the top cocktail bar, outfitted with red velvet banquettes and undulating mirrors, buzzes with the energy of neighborhood folk who are eager to sample the barkeep’s magical mixing (the Ferrari, a mix of Fernet Branca and Cappelletti, could raise the dead).
—Cnt Editors, Condé Nast Traveler, 31 May 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for barkeep
Noun
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Utah bartenders would be allowed to conduct straw tests, a technique used to ensure the quality of a cocktail, under a new alcohol bill released this week.—
Kim Bojórquez,
Axios,
25 Feb. 2025
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Harrelson, meanwhile, skyrocketed to fame on Cheers as bartender Woody Boyd.—
Matt Robison,
Newsweek,
25 Feb. 2025
Noun
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So now the doctor's office, the barmen, the hotel men, the railroad, everyone now has to pay more for wood.—
Greg Rosalsky,
NPR,
26 Nov. 2024
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The Asian-Latin menu speaks to Bruner-Yang's Taiwanese and Cambodian heritage and the barmen's homeland in El Salvador.—
Anna Spiegel,
Axios,
7 Aug. 2024
Noun
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Poppy, a feisty nightclub waitress, has carved out a lovely life for herself and her son in the years since her parents kicked her out as a pregnant teen.—
Tia Williams,
New York Times,
20 Feb. 2025
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His mother juggled low-paying jobs—waitress, bookkeeper—and his father, a heavy drinker, was mostly absent.—
Dexter Filkins,
The New Yorker,
3 Feb. 2025
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“Barkeep.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/barkeep. Accessed 4 Mar. 2025.
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