barmaid
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of barmaid
Example Sentences
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Kylie Minogue popped into the interview, posing as a barmaid and serving Madonna a grapefruit cocktail.
From BBC ● Jun. 26, 2026
Amy Adams has played a princess and a nun, Lynne Cheney and Lois Lane, a barmaid, a blogger and a con artist.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 1, 2024
She — bold but perpetually insecure — becomes attracted to Sam, and the dynamics shift further as Sam regains control of his bar and demotes her to barmaid.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 6, 2022
So Robert, at least, is in no mood for a visit to the local pub, where everyone from the forbidding pastor to the too-friendly barmaid is looking at him askance.
From New York Times ● Oct. 6, 2022
In the smoky room filled with customers who wear the cloth caps of working men, a barmaid whispers a name.
From "The Boy Who Dared" by Susan Campbell Bartoletti
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