bartender

[bahr-ten-der]

noun

1. a person who mixes and serves alcoholic drinks at a bar.

bartender

/ ˈbɑːˌtɛndə /

noun

1. a person who serves in a bar

Word History and Origins

Origin of bartender¹

An Americanism dating back to 1830–40; bar ¹ + tender ³

Example Sentences

A voluble man, Loftus draws on his colorful life experience — “I was a bartender for years, broke up bar fights,” he said — to coach with a playful rigor.

From Los Angeles Times

Young adults in hiking gear sipped beers beneath chandeliers shaped like wagon wheels as old timers with gray ponytails and cowboy hats chatted with a tattooed bartender.

From Los Angeles Times

“We played the jukebox while democracy fell,” Price sings, while the bartender yells that it’s last call and you’re still crying in your beer.

From Salon

Jess, the bartender who makes mixing drinks look like art, made me the perfect Arnold Palmer, the first of many, and served up a bowl of water for Sydney.

From Los Angeles Times

He paid out winnings and distributed tips to cooks, card dealers, bartenders and what he called “poker girls.”

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• barkeeper 
• mixologist 
• tapster