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
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
At the Café Kosmos in Munich, barman Louis von Tucher says many of his customers are more health aware.
From BBC ● Aug. 30, 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
“Never heard of ’em,” said the barman shortly.
From "1984" by George Orwell
He said most of the Irish players have fathers who were barmen.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 18, 2020
Before Guinness introduced draft stout in sealed aluminium kegs in 1961, the barmen participated in a weekly bottling carnival, transferring the beer from barrels into bottles that needed to be washed, sterilized, and capped.
From Salon ● Jun. 18, 2018
Long before they had a place to hang a sign, Sean Muldoon and Jack McGarry, barmen from Belfast, Northern Ireland, had the name for their bar in Lower Manhattan: the Dead Rabbit.
From New York Times ● Oct. 12, 2015
“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 Shy Man came into our yard one afternoon in April, while I was sleeping with mother in the sun on an old sweater which we had borrowed from Fred, one of the barmen.
From The Man with Two Left Feet And Other Stories by Wodehouse, P. G. (Pelham Grenville)
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