barkeeper

[ bahr-kee-per or bahr-keep ]

/ ˈbɑrˌki pər or ˈbɑrˌkip /

a person who owns or manages a bar where alcoholic beverages are sold.

a bartender.

Origin of barkeeper

First recorded in 1705–15; bar¹ + keeper

Randall nodded to me as I came up, and motioned to the barkeeper to set me out a glass, but said nothing.

Gold |Stewart White
From a great distance, and in a strange sing-song he heard the voice of the barkeeper saying, “Nine–ten–and out!”

The Boy Scout and Other Stories for Boys |Richard Harding Davis
“It was kind of this way,” he continued, when the barkeeper had performed his functions.

Kings in Exile |Sir Charles George Douglas Roberts
The Swede continued to drink raw whiskey, meanwhile babbling at the barkeeper and trying to induce him to indulge in potations.

The Monster and Other Stories |Stephen Crane

The barkeeper brought a tried judgment to bear on these symptoms and furtively closed one eye at the proprietor.

The Sheriff of Badger |George B. Pattullo

barkeeper

/ (ˈbɑːˌkiːpə) /

another name (esp US) for barman