cellarman

American  

[sel-er-muhn] / ˈsɛl ər mən /

noun

plural

cellarmen

1. a person who is in charge of the alcoholic-beverage supply of a hotel or restaurant.

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Etymology

Origin of cellarman

First recorded in 1650–60; cellar + -man

Example Sentences

His infant son was a breast-fed baby whose household at birth included a carver, a baker and a cellarman.

From Time Magazine Archive

The head cellarman had gone round the place with him and his master, and Leigh at once went to him.

From No Surrender! A Tale of the Rising in La Vendee by Wood, Stanley L.

Behind the cook stood the cellarman, known by the appellation of Jack of the Bottles, and at his feet were two playful little turnspits, with long backs, and short forelegs, as crooked almost as sickles.

From Windsor Castle by Ainsworth, William Harrison

In his fight with poverty he was put to strange shifts, becoming cellarman at a tavern and clerk to a lawyer, reciting and singing at a small theatre, and compiling a collection of common songs.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 3 "Brescia" to "Bulgaria" by Various

Poets and roasters, we know, are born, and not made; and the monk in question seems to have been a heaven-born cellarman, with a 13 strong head and a discriminating palate.

From Facts About Champagne and Other Sparkling Wines by Vizetelly, Henry