barback
Americannoun
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barbacks
plural
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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
The former deputy editor of Vanity Fair recounts his decades-long journey from barback to editor, rife with celebrity appearances and reflections on the once-central role of print media.
From New York Times ● Mar. 16, 2022
Boyle Heights native Matthew Nava recites poetry in the plaza and worked as a barback at Eastside Luv, a nightclub near Mariachi Plaza, from 2008 to 2010.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 7, 2022
Megan Barnes, beverage director at Espita, recalls a customer who complimented her male barback on the drink she had made.
From Washington Post ● Sep. 24, 2016
After he submitted his tip information to MGM Grand’s system, petitioner would “tip out”, or give a portion of his tips to, the barback who had helped him that shift.
From Forbes ● Mar. 10, 2015
No wonder Ramos employed as many as 35 burly barbacks at once, dubbed “shaker boys,” to shake the drinks in turns.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 6, 2021
Many other club owners, sound engineers, talent buyers and barbacks around town are likely looking at the next few months without work, and they share those fears.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 22, 2020
It was the one book I would always have kicking around the office, and it was the unofficial training manual for bartenders and barbacks alike.
From Slate ● May 29, 2018
It takes place in suburban chains and in dazzling three-star Michelin restaurants, and its perpetrators might just as easily be owners as lowly barbacks.
From Washington Post ● Nov. 17, 2017
Petitioner gave the barbacks 10% to 20% of his total tips.
From Forbes ● Mar. 10, 2015
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