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

She went to school, got her driving licence and worked as a bartender.

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“It might not be the Malibu we loved for years, where the bartender knows your drink and you see your neighbors at the local restaurants.”

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If you decide to order an adult beverage at the Bionic Bar, your kids might enjoy seeing it be made by a robotic arm bartender.

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Mahan’s father had worked intermittently as a bartender.

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One method, Friend A recalls, was simple: Agnes would befriend someone who offered to buy her a drink, then quietly ask the bartender to skip the drink and hand her the cash instead.

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Related Words

• barkeeper 
• mixologist 
• tapster