bartender

noun

bar·​tend·​er ˈbär-ˌten-dər How to pronounce bartender (audio)
: a person who serves drinks at a bar
bartend intransitive verb

Examples of bartender in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Midgley started cooking at age 14, attended the California Culinary Academy, then dove into the profession as a bar owner and bartender. Linda Zavoral, The Mercury News, 11 Mar. 2024 The bar’s staff ranges from a daffy bartender (B.K. Cannon) to an apprentice bouncer (Lukas Gage). David Fear, Rolling Stone, 9 Mar. 2024 The distillery will bring its bartenders to the Foundation Hotel for four evenings at the hotel's Satellite Bar in the elevator lobby. Jenna Prestininzi, Detroit Free Press, 7 Mar. 2024 Co-anchor Savannah Guthrie found unique ways to help, from taking Haley to the mall with her own kids while Hope was being treated, to playing bartender at Hope’s birthday party last year when Kotb was feeling overwhelmed. Charlotte Triggs, Peoplemag, 6 Mar. 2024 In 1930, Harry Craddock, lead bartender at London’s posh Savoy Hotel, published the hugely influential Savoy Cocktail Book, an expansive collection of some 700 original and collected recipes. Jason O'Bryan, Robb Report, 2 Mar. 2024 An attorney for the Nashville, Tennessee law firm that filed the lawsuit said in a statement that employers often violate the wage rights of servers and bartenders. Kevin Grasha, The Enquirer, 27 Feb. 2024 Hugo Sin, a 24-year-old bartender, has been visiting Shenzhen twice a month with his friends and girlfriend, occasionally splashing out on a fancy hotel that costs a fraction of the price in Hong Kong. Chris Lau, CNN, 24 Feb. 2024 For the third consecutive year, the police department’s Bar Watch program is in place to educate local bartenders, bar staff and officers on spotting suspicious behavior. Raisa Habersham, Miami Herald, 1 Mar. 2024

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Word History

First Known Use

1825, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of bartender was in 1825

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“Bartender.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bartender. Accessed 29 Mar. 2024.

Kids Definition

bartender

noun
bar·​tend·​er ˈbär-ˌten-dər How to pronounce bartender (audio)
: a person who serves alcoholic drinks at a bar
bartend verb
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