barstool

American  

[bahr-stool] / ˈbɑrˌstul /

noun

1. a stool or seat, usually high and having a round, cushioned top, of a type often used for seating customers at a bar.

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Etymology

Origin of barstool

bar ¹ + stool

Example Sentences

From the giant ones at the Hollywood Bowl the size of a Fiat to handheld ones at a small club that fit on a barstool, you will find them everywhere all week long.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 29, 2026

If you prefer your drink in a pint glass rather than a can, pull up a barstool at The Butcher’s Dog.

From National Geographic • Apr. 16, 2023

Turchin's prognostications would be easier to dismiss as barstool theorizing if the disintegration were not happening now, roughly as the Seer of Storrs foretold 10 years ago.

From Salon • Jan. 9, 2023

During the gunfire, Wennerstrom first shielded other patrons and then used a barstool to smash out a window, allowing many to escape.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 1, 2022

When Bo came up and sat next to her, she moved a barstool away and said something that made him laugh.

From "We'll Fly Away" by Bryan Bliss