different between barkeep vs bartender

English

Etymology

bar +? keep, possibly a clipping of barkeeper.

Pronunciation

• (Canada) IPA^(key): /?b???ki?p/
• (UK) IPA^(key): /?b??(?)?ki?p/

Noun

barkeep (plural barkeeps)

1. (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?

Synonyms

• barkeeper, bar-keeper

Anagrams

• prebake

English

Alternative forms

• bar-tender

Etymology

From bar +? tender.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?b???t?nd?(?)/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /?b???t?nd?/
• Hyphenation: bar?tend?er

Noun

bartender (plural bartenders, feminine bartendress)

1. One who tends a bar or pub; a person preparing and serving drinks at a bar.

Synonyms

• barkeep
• barkeeper
• mixologist

Hyponyms

• barmaid
• barman

Coordinate terms

• barback
• barista

Related terms

• tapster
• knight of the spigot
• taverner
• publican
• alewife
• victualler
• tapper

Descendants

• ? Danish: bartender
• ? Norwegian Bokmål: bartender
• ? Norwegian Nynorsk: bartender
• ? Spanish: bartender
• ? Swedish: bartender

Translations

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From American English bartender.

Noun

bartender m (definite singular bartenderen, indefinite plural bartendere, definite plural bartenderne)

1. a bartender, barman, barmaid (female)

   Den hyggelige kvinnelige bartenderen smiler til oss og ønsker oss velkommen. - The pleasant barmaid smiles at us and bids us welcome.

Related terms

• bar

References

• “bartender” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From American English bartender.

Noun

bartender m (definite singular bartenderen, indefinite plural bartenderar, definite plural bartenderane)

1. a bartender, barman, barmaid (female)

Usage notes

Also spelt bartendar, perhaps unofficially.

Related terms

• bar

References

• “bartender” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Spanish

Etymology

From English bartender.

Noun

bartender m or f (plural bartenders)

1. bartender

   Synonym: barman