bartender

[ bahr-ten-der ]

noun

1. a person who mixes and serves alcoholic drinks at a bar.

bartender

/ ˈbɑːˌtɛndə /

noun

1. a person who serves in a bar

Word History and Origins

Origin of bartender¹

An Americanism dating back to 1830–40; bar ¹ + tender ³

Example Sentences

More seasoned home bartenders may be interested in replicating their favorite classics, like an old fashioned or Aperol Spritz.

From Popular-Science

From mountain guides to house cleaners to bartenders, much of the employment in Jackson cannot easily be transitioned to remote work, meaning that Jackson’s working class are among the most susceptible to unemployment from the pandemic.

From Time

Venmo will also be available to tip the bartender and further help the community through the crisis.

From Washington Blade

“If you’re a brick-and-mortar bar, and people come because they like the popcorn and bartender, there’s no amount of automation that can keep that bar in business,” says Smith.

From Fortune

Burnice Cain, president of the PTA at Houston Elementary in Ward 7, is out of work as a bartender and is able to help her 7-year old daughter with distance learning.

From Washington Post

I quickly appoint myself bartender and make the man a drink.

From The Daily Beast

Bartender and writer Craig Bridger recalls his first visit to Speyside.

From The Daily Beast

I was a bartender in New York City for the better part of ten years.

From The Daily Beast

Patrons come to a place for the atmosphere, to see their favorite bartender, or to socialize.

From The Daily Beast

Matt, a bartender at the San Francisco Rose, echoed that sentiment.

From The Daily Beast

The second one pulled out a cannon and poked it at the bartender and told him to keep his britches on.

From Project Gutenberg

Bud called for whisky, and helped himself twice from the bottle which the bartender placed between them.

From Project Gutenberg

He handed the bartender a ten-dollar bill and got a kind of wry pleasure out of seeing the picture of Dionysus on its face.

From Project Gutenberg

He was on the point of addressing some remarks to the bartender, when the little round orator cut in with an energy quite amazing.

From Project Gutenberg

His idea of God is a bartender that keeps setting out the drinks and never strikes you for the price.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

• barkeep
• barkeeper
• mixologist
• tapster