cellarman

[ sel-er-muhn ]

noun

, plural cel·lar·men.

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of cellarman¹

First recorded in 1650–60; cellar + -man

Example Sentences

The second night we had a third cellarman, leader of one of the outlying huts now being abandoned every day.

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

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On one occasion he sent for the cellarman, and complained that a particular bottling was not to his palate.

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Use, ask for, take from my larder what you like; I appoint you cellarman.

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For a moment he turned upon the Cellarman almost as scared a look as the Cellarman turned upon him.

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