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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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We’re witnessing the power of pure art, even as Rock cleverly waters down the moment with the sound of an unseen bartender rattling a martini shaker in the background.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2026

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

From BBC ● Sep. 22, 2026

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

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

In Brussels, I fell in love with a bartender who claimed not to care about the uncommon way I was made.

From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides

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

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026

Unite Here Local 11, the union which represents workers including dishwashers, concession workers, bartenders and servers and SoFi Stadium’s food-service operator Legends Global, came to a tentative agreement days before the first match.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 20, 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

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

From Salon ● Aug. 11, 2026

They walked in stiff-eyeing the bartenders and waiters who caught their message and acted as though they never had seen them before.

From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey



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