barkeep

== English == === Etymology === From bar +‎ keep, a clipping of barkeeper. === Pronunciation === (Canada, US) IPA(key): /ˈbɑɹˌkiːp/ (UK) IPA(key): /ˈbɑː(ɹ)ˌkiːp/ === Noun === barkeep (plural barkeeps) (informal) A bartender. 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. ==== Derived terms ==== === Anagrams === prebake