barkeepers

Tavern staff members

Barkeepers is the plural of barkeeper, a person who owns or tends a bar—serving drinks, managing the establishment, and maintaining order.

The term is slightly old-fashioned compared to bartender: The old barkeepers knew everyone's drink by heart.

Barkeep is the clipped form, often used as a call for service: Barkeep, another round!

craft

mixing

Combining into one mass

garnishing · measuring · stirring · straining · layering · flaming · infusing · bitters · jigger · cocktail shaker

social

regulars

Habitual visitors

conversation · listening · advice · storytelling · confidant · mediator · atmosphere · hospitality · service · last call

establishment

saloon

Drinking establishment, often frontier

  • tavernPublic drinking establishment
  • pubLicensed drinking establishment
  • nightclubEvening entertainment venue

speakeasy · cantina · inn · alehouse · taproom · cocktail lounge · beer hall · roadhouse · honky-tonk · izakaya

profession

mixologists

Cocktail preparation specialists

innkeepers · pourers · barmaids

Opposites
service role

barkeeperspatrons

Regular supporters or customers

customers · drinkers · guests · clientele · regulars

relationship to alcohol access

barkeepersprohibitionists

Anti-liquor campaigners

teetotalers · abstainers · bouncers

Family

barkeeper

Familiarity
Top 200,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G