saloonkeepers
Tavern business operators
Saloonkeepers are people who own or manage saloons—establishments serving alcoholic drinks, especially the bars of the American Old West.
The term evokes a historical era of swinging doors, whiskey, and frontier towns: The saloonkeeper kept a shotgun behind the bar.
Edge of settlement
- cowboyMounted cattle herder
- gunslingerExpert pistol fighter
- swinging doorsHinged portals opening either direction
- spittoonReceptacle for expectorated tobacco
whiskey · poker · brawl · sheriff · outlaw · dusty · trail · cattle
One who serves drinks
- proprietorBusiness holder
- innkeeperLodging establishment operator
- publicanKeeper of a tavern
- tavernerPub proprietor
barkeep · licensee · establishment · owner · operator · manager · trade · livelihood
Regular supporters or customers
- regularsHabitual visitors
- customersPeople who purchase goods
- servingMeasured food portion
- pouringFlowing in volume
hospitality · drinks · spirits · beer · ale · wine · tab · credit
Location for assembly
- localOf this area
- watering holePlace for drinks
- meeting spotDesignated place to convene
- gossipInformal talk spreading rumors
news · social hub · neighborhood · townsfolk · conversations · camaraderie · fellowship · stories
Authoritative legal ban
- bootleggerIllegal liquor trafficker
- speakeasyIllicit liquor establishment
- teetotalerComplete abstainer from liquor
- reformerAgent of institutional improvement
crusade · morality · vice · sin · campaign · anti-alcohol · dry · wet
frontier
Edge of settlement
- cowboyMounted cattle herder
- gunslingerExpert pistol fighter
- swinging doorsHinged portals opening either direction
spittoon · whiskey · poker · brawl · sheriff · outlaw · dusty · trail · cattle · lawless
bartender
One who serves drinks
- proprietorBusiness holder
- innkeeperLodging establishment operator
- publicanKeeper of a tavern
taverner · barkeep · licensee · establishment · owner · operator · manager · trade · livelihood · profession
patrons
Regular supporters or customers
pouring · hospitality · drinks · spirits · beer · ale · wine · tab · credit · rounds
gathering place
Location for assembly
- localOf this area
- watering holePlace for drinks
- meeting spotDesignated place to convene
gossip · news · social hub · neighborhood · townsfolk · conversations · camaraderie · fellowship · stories · debates
prohibition
Authoritative legal ban
- bootleggerIllegal liquor trafficker
- speakeasyIllicit liquor establishment
- teetotalerComplete abstainer from liquor
reformer · crusade · morality · vice · sin · campaign · anti-alcohol · dry · wet · repeal
- tavernstaverns, tavern sign, tavern wench, inns, pubs
saloonkeepersprohibitionists
Anti-liquor campaigners
teetotalers · drys · abstainers · bootleggers
saloonkeeperspreachers
Clergy who deliver sermons
ministers · clergymen · revivalists · Sunday school teachers · church elders