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barman

American  
[bahr-muhn] / ˈbɑr mən /

noun

barmen plural
  1. a man who bartends; bartender.


barman British  
/ ˈbɑːmən /

noun

  1. a man who serves in a pub

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Usage

Gender-neutral form: bartender

Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

Etymology

Origin of barman

First recorded in 1650–60; bar 1 + -man

Example Sentences

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The barman, who hailed from Aveyron in the south of France, said the food in his bistro was the most representative.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 10, 2026

In 2001 he was working as a barman at the Brook Hotel in Felixstowe.

From BBC Feb. 2, 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

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

We sat on high stools at the bar while the barman shook the Martinis in a large nickelled shaker.

From "The Sun Also Rises" by Ernest Hemingway

He said most of the Irish players have fathers who were barmen.

From Seattle Times Dec. 18, 2020

As waiters circulate with duck rillettes pot pie and tuna tartare tacos, two barmen pour wines meant to mimic those tasted by the play’s characters, old friends on a California spree.

From New York Times Mar. 4, 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

“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 excited Greek barmen, early discovering the loss, turned out the guard.

From The Tale of a Trooper by Mackenzie, Clutha N. (Clutha Nantes)

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