bartender
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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
Before that, he was a bartender newly arrived from Oklahoma that the drummer befriended.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 13, 2026
He frequently speaks about his humble beginnings as the son of a bartender and a hotel maid.
From Barron's ● Jul. 29, 2026
The old man nodded almost imperceptibility to the bartender.
From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss
The crowds were a welcome boon for the bartenders, enlivening what is usually a lull at Joxer Daly’s, which is away from the beaches and beer gardens where customers gather in the summer.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 24, 2026
DJs, bartenders, door people, lovers, ex-lovers, activists and friends formed networks that were not always formal but were often lifesaving.
From Salon ● Jul. 20, 2026
"The bartenders will graciously ask, 'was the service okay?' and they'll say 'yes, of course,'" she said.
From BBC ● Jun. 26, 2026
The bartenders and servers, some dressed in light-up rave gear, were trying to ratchet up excitement by passing around stickers.
From Slate ● Jun. 25, 2026
Not only the bartenders and cooks, who knew everything about everything, it seemed to me, but even the customers, also began to school me, in little conversations by the bar when I wasn’t busy.
From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey
