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bartend

American  
[bahr-tend] / ˈbɑrˌtɛnd /

verb (used without object)

  1. to serve or work as a bartender.


Etymology

Origin of bartend

Back formation from bartender

Example Sentences

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Mamet: Yeah, which I also found out that day when I had to physically bartend, which I’ve never done in my life.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 19, 2024

Kristina Lancaster, who owns and operates Rumours Hair Studio downtown, used to bartend at Henni’s, in addition to two other jobs.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 23, 2023

Recently one of my co-workers quit his day job, and moved onto the property, to bartend full time.

From Slate • Aug. 24, 2022

In Greensboro, North Carolina, Kloecker recruited city water employees and students from a Cape Fear River Basin program at Guilford College to bartend at a pop-up event in October.

From Washington Times • Mar. 20, 2016

Here's the bartend, Wil-lin-mix-ah, The head waitress, Goo-too-loo-kat, The great golfer, Hoo-beets-boh-ghee, And the caddy, Skip-an-fetch-it, Waiting all to do you honour.

From The Happy Golfer Being Some Experiences, Reflections, and a Few Deductions of a Wandering Golfer by Leach, Henry

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