barback

American  

[bahr-bak] / ˈbɑrˌbæk /

noun

plural

barbacks

1. a person employed to assist a bartender.

2. a piece of furniture designed to stand behind a bar, which provides counter and storage space.

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adjective

1. having a back made of horizontal bars.

Other Word Forms

• barbacking noun

Example Sentences

Fountain uses one of her own barback employees as an example of a familiar family pattern in Massapequa.

From BBC • Apr. 10, 2026

Jonesy, a mononymous L.A.-based queer artist who was a regular at a number of these spots worked briefly as a barback at Cuffs, a major gay hangout of the recent past.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 1, 2019

Megan Barnes, beverage director at Espita, recalls a customer who complimented her male barback on the drink she had made.

From Washington Post • Sep. 24, 2016

Each year petitioner reduced the total tips that he received by approximately 10% to account for the tip outs to the barback at the end of each shift.

From Forbes • Mar. 10, 2015

He certainly proceeded to, dispatching a barback to a nearby bodega to fetch a dozen roses for her the third time she came in.

From New York Times • May 27, 2010