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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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This peer-to-peer label creates the false impression that John, a bartender in New Jersey, is betting against Steve, a car mechanic in Texas, at a price only the two have agreed upon.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 12, 2026

A prerequisite to be a bartender, says Marston, will need to be a love of books.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 20, 2026

At closing time, the bartender doesn’t ask who ordered.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 7, 2026

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

From BBC ● Sep. 22, 2026

The bartender spoke to him about the misfortune of his arm.

From "One Hundred Years of Solitude" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez

“We’re calling all our bartenders book-tenders,” Marston says.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 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

A group of men sits together on a sofa as bartenders place bottles of Chivas Regal in buckets of ice.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 27, 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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