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

Boyle Heights native Matthew Nava recites poetry in the plaza and worked as a barback at Eastside Luv, a nightclub near Mariachi Plaza, from 2008 to 2010.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 7, 2022

One of these New Yorkers is a barback forced to stay late because the bar is so busy, which in turn makes him late to pick up his young son from a relative’s apartment.

From New York Times • Jan. 30, 2020

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