bartender

[ bahr-ten-der ]

/ ˈbɑrˌtɛn dər /

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noun

a person who mixes and serves alcoholic drinks at a bar.

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Origin of bartender

An Americanism dating back to 1830–40; bar¹ + tender³

Words nearby bartender

barstool, Barstow, Bart, bar tack, bartend, bartender, barter, Barth, Barthé, Barthelme, Barthes

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More seasoned home bartenders may be interested in replicating their favorite classics, like an old fashioned or Aperol Spritz.
Keep dry January going all year with these cutting-edge non-alcoholic cocktails|By Dan Q. Dao/Saveur|February 2, 2021|Popular-Science
From mountain guides to house cleaners to bartenders, much of the employment in Jackson cannot easily be transitioned to remote work, meaning that Jackson’s working class are among the most susceptible to unemployment from the pandemic.
What America's Richest Ski Town's Handling of COVID-19 Says About the Country|Lucas Isakowitz|February 1, 2021|Time
Venmo will also be available to tip the bartender and further help the community through the crisis.
ALOHO hosts virtual ‘bar talk’ Mondays|Philip Van Slooten|January 28, 2021|Washington Blade
“If you’re a brick-and-mortar bar, and people come because they like the popcorn and bartender, there’s no amount of automation that can keep that bar in business,” says Smith.
Business could be on the precipice of an automation explosion|Chris Morris|January 17, 2021|Fortune

Burnice Cain, president of the PTA at Houston Elementary in Ward 7, is out of work as a bartender and is able to help her 7-year old daughter with distance learning.
As D.C. schools work to reopen, other systems in region rethink plans for second semester|Perry Stein|January 6, 2021|Washington Post
I quickly appoint myself bartender and make the man a drink.
Alfred Hitchcock’s Fade to Black: The Great Director’s Final Days|David Freeman|December 13, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Bartender and writer Craig Bridger recalls his first visit to Speyside.
A Whisky Connoisseur Remembers That First Sip of The Macallan||December 10, 2014|DAILY BEAST
I was a bartender in New York City for the better part of ten years.
A Whisky Connoisseur Remembers That First Sip of The Macallan||December 10, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Patrons come to a place for the atmosphere, to see their favorite bartender, or to socialize.
How Much Do You Tip A Robot Bartender?|Kayleigh Kulp|October 25, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Matt, a bartender at the San Francisco Rose, echoed that sentiment.
Dallas: A Journal of the Plague City|Pete Freedman|October 17, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The second one pulled out a cannon and poked it at the bartender and told him to keep his britches on.
Hooded Detective, Volume III No. 2, January, 1942|Various
Bud called for whisky, and helped himself twice from the bottle which the bartender placed between them.
Cabin Fever|B. M. Bower
He handed the bartender a ten-dollar bill and got a kind of wry pleasure out of seeing the picture of Dionysus on its face.
Pagan Passions|Gordon Randall Garrett
He was on the point of addressing some remarks to the bartender, when the little round orator cut in with an energy quite amazing.
Tin-Types Taken in the Streets of New York|Lemuel Ely Quigg
His idea of God is a bartender that keeps setting out the drinks and never strikes you for the price.
To Him That Hath|Leroy Scott

British Dictionary definitions for bartender

bartender

/ (ˈbɑːˌtɛndə) /

noun

mainly US and Canadian a person who serves in a bar

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