barkeep

UK/ˈbɑː(ɹ)ˌkiːp/US/ˈbɑɹˌkiːp/

barkeep noun: a bartender.

Noun

barkeep (plural barkeeps)

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

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.
- I barkeeped in Pontiac, Michigan and, later in Detroit and Ypsilanti.2001, Bert G. Osterberg, chapter 1, in Silas Cully's Tavern Tales: Stories, Jokes, and Recipes from a Nineteenth Century Barkeeper, page 24

একজন বারটেন্ডার, বারটেন্ডারের কাজ করা, একটি বার চালানো, বারকিপ হিসেবে কাজ করা

Noun
plural	barkeeps
Verb
third-person singular present	barkeeps
present participle	barkeeping
past participle	barkeeped
past	barkeeped

From bar + keep, a clipping of barkeeper.

What does barkeep mean?: Barkeep means a bartender.
What is barkeep in Bengali?: Barkeep in Bengali is একজন বারটেন্ডার, বারটেন্ডারের কাজ করা, একটি বার চালানো. See Barkeep meaning in Bengali.
What part of speech is barkeep?: Barkeep can be a noun or a verb.
How do you pronounce barkeep?: Barkeep is pronounced /ˈbɑɹˌkiːp/ (US).
What is the plural of barkeep?: The plural of barkeep is barkeeps.

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Last updated: 2026-09-02

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