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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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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

He frequently speaks about his humble beginnings as the son of a bartender and a hotel maid.

From Barron's Jul. 29, 2026

But the book is like a history-themed Trivia Night at a lively bar, with the bartender pumping laughing gas into the room.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 14, 2026

“It has an identity issue,” said a Dave & Buster’s bartender I spoke to.

From Slate Jun. 25, 2026

In the morning, the bartender calls me up to the crow’s nest to make me my cocktail.

From "Challenger Deep" by Neal Shusterman

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

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

“However you can get out of LAX the fastest and the cheapest is how everybody’s calculating in my circle of bartenders and magicians” said Joshua Lucas, a passenger who was recently arriving at LAX.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 24, 2026

Up a few steps and along the back wall is a wood-paneled bar with tuxedoed bartenders and hundreds of bottles lined up on shelves in front of a smoky mirror.

From "Water for Elephants" by Sara Gruen



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