barback
Americannoun
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a person employed to assist a bartender.
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a piece of furniture designed to stand behind a bar, which provides counter and storage space.
adjective
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Fountain uses one of her own barback employees as an example of a familiar family pattern in Massapequa.
From BBC • Apr. 10, 2026
He and Lollar also moonlighted at Revolution Darts and Billiards in Centreville — Lollar as a barback and dishwasher, the beefy Aliaga as a doorman and, when necessary, a bouncer.
From Washington Post • Jun. 14, 2022
Bri has a job nearby as a barback at Soho House.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 19, 2019
Each year petitioner reduced the total tips that he received by approximately 10% to account for the tip outs to the barback at the end of each shift.
From Forbes • Mar. 10, 2015
He certainly proceeded to, dispatching a barback to a nearby bodega to fetch a dozen roses for her the third time she came in.
From New York Times • May 27, 2010
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