barmaid

American  

[bahr-mayd] / ˈbɑrˌmeɪd /

noun

1. a woman who bartends; bartender.

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barmaid British  

/ ˈbɑːˌmeɪd /

noun

1. a woman who serves in a pub

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Etymology

Origin of barmaid

First recorded in 1650–60; bar ¹ + maid

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Example Sentences

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barmaid

She appeared with Billy Connolly and the late Antony Bourdain, and played a barmaid in the film Wild Rose.

From BBC ● Nov. 2, 2024

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

Glenda May Jackson was born on May 9, 1936, in Birkenhead, near Liverpool in northwest England, the eldest of four daughters of Harry, a bricklayer, and Joan, a house cleaner and barmaid.

From New York Times ● Jun. 15, 2023

The film handles Maverick’s personal stuff - wooing the barmaid, repairing his relationship with Goose’s kid - while also fulfilling its promise as an action movie.

From Washington Times ● May 12, 2022

And Ray had no sooner turned off his ignition, than Betty Apodaca’s pickup, carrying the Frontier barmaid, Teofila Chacon, and Amarante Cordova’s dying son, Ricardo, coasted to a stop nearby.

From "The Milagro Beanfield War" by John Nichols

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