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barmaid

American

[bahr-meyd] / ˈbɑrˌmeɪd /

noun

a woman who bartends; bartender.

barmaid British

/ ˈbɑːˌmeɪd /

noun

a woman who serves in a pub

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Etymology

Origin of barmaid

First recorded in 1650–60; bar ¹ + maid

Example Sentences

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Goodyear, 81, played the leopard-skin-loving barmaid Bet Lynch in the soap.

From BBC • Mar. 21, 2024

Amy Adams has played a princess and a nun, Lynne Cheney and Lois Lane, a barmaid, a blogger and a con artist.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 1, 2024

“They’ll paralyze all the projects,” said María José Sánchez, a great-niece of the barmaid who was killed, her eyes swollen with tears.

From New York Times • Jul. 18, 2023

She — bold but perpetually insecure — becomes attracted to Sam, and the dynamics shift further as Sam regains control of his bar and demotes her to barmaid.

From Washington Post • Dec. 6, 2022

And Ray had no sooner turned off his ignition, than Betty Apodaca’s pickup, carrying the Frontier barmaid, Teofila Chacon, and Amarante Cordova’s dying son, Ricardo, coasted to a stop nearby.

From "The Milagro Beanfield War" by John Nichols

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