bar girl

American  

noun

1. a barmaid.

2. B-girl.

3. a female prostitute who frequents bars in search of customers.

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bar girl British  

noun

1. an attractive girl employed by the management of a bar to befriend male customers and encourage them to buy drinks

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Etymology

Origin of bar girl

First recorded in 1855–60

Example Sentences

The sobriquet Silk came from her first Tamil film “Vandi Chakkaram,” in which she played a bar girl named Silk.

From New York Times • Sep. 26, 2011

The London hit show Miss Saigon, a musical about a doomed romance between a Vietnamese bar girl and an American soldier, will be coming to Broadway next year with seats costing as much as $100.

From Time Magazine Archive

The bar girl greeted them and said there was no beer.

From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

The name of the theatre reminded him of Lizzie Baker, and he compared the pale, refined face of the bar girl with the over-coloured woman— his hostess.

From Spring Days by Moore, George (George Augustus)

The bar girl, who knew his humour, came forward.

From Two Years Ago, Volume II. by Kingsley, Charles