barman
Americannoun
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barmen
plural
noun
Usage
Gender-neutral form: bartender
Other Word Forms
Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of barman
Example Sentences
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A well-worn joke in Westminster goes like this: “A Blairite, a Brownite and a Corbynite walk into a bar. The barman asks: ‘What are you having, Andy?’
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 20, 2026
In 2001 he was working as a barman at the Brook Hotel in Felixstowe.
From BBC ● Feb. 2, 2026
Yossef Haim Ohana comes from Kyriat Malakhi in southern Israel, and was working as a barman at Supernova, though he was planning on starting his studies in coaching.
From Barron's ● Oct. 13, 2025
The original version of British barman Dick Bradsell’s creation — aptly named Vodka Espresso — contained just espresso and a shot of vodka tied together with simple syrup.
From Salon ● Sep. 18, 2024
Count Greffi pushed a button on the wall to ring for the barman.
From "A Farewell To Arms" by Ernest Hemingway
Apparently the reason for the hush-hush is that, unbelievably, other barmen seem to want to pretend they invented it.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 5, 2022
As waiters circulate with duck rillettes pot pie and tuna tartare tacos, two barmen pour wines meant to mimic those tasted by the play’s characters, old friends on a California spree.
From New York Times ● Mar. 4, 2020
When I looked at Mulligan’s Web site again, I saw that the barmen were men in their thirties, forties, and beyond, who were devoted to the pub, their jobs, and their teamwork.
From Salon ● Jun. 18, 2018
“Mr. Carson,” as he is known to locals, eats in the better restaurants, chats with barmen and nightclub entertainers, drinks a lot.
From Washington Post ● May 13, 2015
The excited Greek barmen, early discovering the loss, turned out the guard.
From The Tale of a Trooper by Clutha N. (Clutha Nantes) Mackenzie
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