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.

From Project Gutenberg

They drank claret, decanted with zealous care and served by a black-aproned cellarman, who waited anxiously by until the Marquis had gravely sipped his first glassful and approved.

From Project Gutenberg

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

From Time Magazine Archive

However incredible Edric's story may be it bore fruit, in that till 1382 a tithe of fish was paid by the Thames fisherman to the Abbey, in exchange for which the bearer had the privilege to sit, on that day, at the Abbot's table, and to ask for bread and ale from the cellarman.

From Project Gutenberg

"It is last year's wine," said our cellarman, returning with a bottle and drawing the cork.

From Project Gutenberg