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bartender

[bahr-ten-der] / ˈbɑrˌtɛn dər /
NOUN
one who serves drinks at a bar
Synonyms
STRONGEST
barkeep barkeeper mixologist tapster
STRONG
alewife barmaid barman publican tapper taverner victualler
WEAK
boniface butler soda jerk steward vintner


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Riley has now recovered and is back working in a pub as a bartender.

From BBC ● Sep. 22, 2026

She dislikes brunch and instead prefers having lunch by herself at the bar of a restaurant, where she can chat with the bartender and eavesdrop on others’ conversations.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 12, 2026

I am a 30-year-old girl living in New York City and I started dating a 43-year-old bartender.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 14, 2026

Before that, he was a bartender newly arrived from Oklahoma that the drummer befriended.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 13, 2026

James reaches into his wallet, slaps thirty bucks on the bar, and nods to the bartender.

From "Please Ignore Vera Dietz" by A.S. King

Ice handling is considered an essential skill for Japanese bartenders, who often begin their training by learning to break it with precision.

From Barron's ● Sep. 6, 2026

Now, he added, he has “servers, bartenders and oyster shuckers in the kitchen washing dishes.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 17, 2026

A DJ checks the sound and bartenders shake their elevated work while Benidorm turns to gold below.

From Salon ● Aug. 11, 2026

"The bartenders will graciously ask, 'was the service okay?' and they'll say 'yes, of course,'" she said.

From BBC ● Jun. 26, 2026

Four bartenders moved in an unrehearsed dance as they tried to provide drinks to the impatient Marines who screamed at them above the broadening dimensions of pandemonium loose in the Officers’ Club.

From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy



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