bartender

[ bahr-ten-der ]
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noun
  1. a person who mixes and serves alcoholic drinks at a bar.

Origin of bartender

1
An Americanism dating back to 1830–40; bar1 + tender3

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How to use bartender in a sentence

  • The second one pulled out a cannon and poked it at the bartender and told him to keep his britches on.

  • Bud called for whisky, and helped himself twice from the bottle which the bartender placed between them.

    Cabin Fever | B. M. Bower
  • He handed the bartender a ten-dollar bill and got a kind of wry pleasure out of seeing the picture of Dionysus on its face.

    Pagan Passions | Gordon Randall Garrett
  • He was on the point of addressing some remarks to the bartender, when the little round orator cut in with an energy quite amazing.

  • His idea of God is a bartender that keeps setting out the drinks and never strikes you for the price.

    To Him That Hath | Leroy Scott

British Dictionary definitions for bartender

bartender

/ (ˈbɑːˌtɛndə) /


noun
  1. mainly US and Canadian a person who serves in a bar

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