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Barkeep

//ˈbɑɹˌkiːp// noun, verb, slang

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A bartender. informal

    "I sez to the barkeep' o' the hotel, "Show me the biggest doctor here.""

  2. 2
    an employee who mixes and serves alcoholic drinks at a bar wordnet
Verb
  1. 1
    To bartend; to keep a bar; to act as a barkeep. intransitive

    "I barkeeped in Pontiac, Michigan and, later in Detroit and Ypsilanti."

Etymology

Etymology 1

From bar + keep, a clipping of barkeeper.

Etymology 2

From bar + keep, a clipping of barkeeper.

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