barkeep

English

Etymology

From bar +‎ keep, clipping of barkeeper.

Pronunciation

(Canada, US) IPA^(key): /ˈbɑɹˌkiːp/
(UK) IPA^(key): /ˈbɑː(ɹ)ˌkiːp/

Noun

barkeep (plural barkeeps)

(informal) a bartender
- 1873, Bret Harte, Mrs. Skaggs's Husbands:
  I sez to the barkeep' o' the hotel, "Show me the biggest doctor here."
- 1999: Frasier (TV, episode 6.13)
  Barkeep, a couple of beers here, please?

Verb

barkeep (third-person singular simple present barkeeps, present participle barkeeping, simple past and past participle barkeeped)

(intransitive) To bartend; to keep a bar; to act as a barkeep.

Synonyms

barkeeper, bar-keeper

Anagrams

prebake