barman
Americannoun
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barmen
plural
noun
Usage
Gender-neutral form: bartender
Other Word Forms
Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of barman
Example Sentences
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A well-worn joke in Westminster goes like this: “A Blairite, a Brownite and a Corbynite walk into a bar. The barman asks: ‘What are you having, Andy?’
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 20, 2026
The story of Donny Dunn, a comedian and barman who becomes the target of a stalker, it too won critical acclaim and was swiftly commissioned as a series by Netflix.
From BBC ● Apr. 21, 2026
Yossef Haim Ohana comes from Kyriat Malakhi in southern Israel, and was working as a barman at Supernova, though he was planning on starting his studies in coaching.
From Barron's ● Oct. 13, 2025
The original version of British barman Dick Bradsell’s creation — aptly named Vodka Espresso — contained just espresso and a shot of vodka tied together with simple syrup.
From Salon ● Sep. 18, 2024
The barman is doing a crossword puzzle and he says to Peter,What’s the opposite of advance?
From "Angela's Ashes: A Memoir" by Frank McCourt
Apparently the reason for the hush-hush is that, unbelievably, other barmen seem to want to pretend they invented it.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 5, 2022
Before Guinness introduced draft stout in sealed aluminium kegs in 1961, the barmen participated in a weekly bottling carnival, transferring the beer from barrels into bottles that needed to be washed, sterilized, and capped.
From Salon ● Jun. 18, 2018
“Mr. Carson,” as he is known to locals, eats in the better restaurants, chats with barmen and nightclub entertainers, drinks a lot.
From Washington Post ● May 13, 2015
“It’s part of my background as a chef of being around barmen, great cocktail masters,” he said, adding with a laugh, “We never called them mixologists, right?”
From New York Times ● Apr. 18, 2013
"I am sure that he will," was the reply; "and I will ask him, and all the barmen I know, to assist in the good effort."
From The Man with the Book or, The Bible Among the People. by John Matthias Weylland
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