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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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At a Hilton Hotel bar near Tokyo, bartender Shingo Miyachi prepares a negroni with one of Kuramoto Ice's big, clear cubes.

From Barron's ● Sep. 6, 2026

At the Duke of Wellington, Ryan McDowell, 33, a bartender who lives above the establishment, estimates about 60 customers congregate outside on a busy night.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 18, 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

Paul had a recurring role playing Hughie the bartender at Foxy’s on the ABC daytime soap “All My Children” for 12 years.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 23, 2026

Mike lost to me and handed the bartender a hundred-franc note.

From "The Sun Also Rises" by Ernest Hemingway

My gaze drifted to the bartenders, who seemed bored, waiting for the evening rush.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026

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

Or a new generation of candidates – tattooed veterans, mechanics, bartenders – whose biography is supposed to do the political work that policy has not.

From Salon ● Aug. 9, 2026

Robot rentals are becoming available for anything from a day to years for a variety of purposes, from Moxi's hospital deliveries to robot bartenders or autonomous weeders for farms.

From BBC ● Jul. 6, 2026

I think about the bartenders, and wonder what diabolical things they'll be putting into my cocktail.

From "Challenger Deep" by Neal Shusterman



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