tapster

American  

[tap-ster] / ˈtæp stər /

noun

1. a bartender.

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tapster British  

/ ˈtæpstə /

noun

1. rare a barman

2. (in W Africa) a man who taps palm trees to collect and sell palm wine

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Other Word Forms

• tapstress noun
• undertapster noun

Etymology

Origin of tapster

before 1000; Middle English; Old English tæppestre. See tap ², -ster

Example Sentences

Flesh & Blood Jaundice put master tapster Ray Bolger in hospital, closed Broadway's Three to Make Ready for the time being.

From Time Magazine Archive

In a pamphlet of that date there is a dialogue between a tapster and a cook, which sets forth the grievances of both these worthies.

From The Pictorial Press Its Origin and Progress by Jackson, Mason

For instance, he knew one Bardolph of the brazen, fiery nose, the tapster at the tavern.

From A Warwickshire Lad The Story of the Boyhood of William Shakespeare by Martin, George Madden

Come; fear not you: good counsellors lack no clients: though you change your place, you need not change your trade; I’ll be your tapster still.

From Measure for Measure The Works of William Shakespeare [Cambridge Edition] [9 vols.] by Glover, John, librarian of Trinity College, Cambridge

A tapster is a good trade: an old cloak makes a new jerkin; a withered serving-man a fresh tapster.

From The Merry Wives of Windsor The Works of William Shakespeare [Cambridge Edition] [9 vols.] by Glover, John, librarian of Trinity College, Cambridge