barman

noun

bar·​man ˈbär-mən How to pronounce barman (audio)
chiefly British

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So now the doctor's office, the barmen, the hotel men, the railroad, everyone now has to pay more for wood. Greg Rosalsky, NPR, 26 Nov. 2024 The Asian-Latin menu speaks to Bruner-Yang's Taiwanese and Cambodian heritage and the barmen's homeland in El Salvador. Anna Spiegel, Axios, 7 Aug. 2024 Bar Kaiju is the new place for a creative cocktail, buried deep within a Little River foodhall, where local barmen Derek Stillman and Nate Capanos channel underground Tokyo while crafting drinks with Ginza-bar precision. Adam Robb, Travel + Leisure, 18 June 2023 Harry Denton, a boisterous San Francisco barman who could command a room just by entering it — often in one of his 13 tuxedos — has died at 77. Sam Whiting, San Francisco Chronicle, 24 Aug. 2021 See all Example Sentences for barman 

Word History

First Known Use

1835, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of barman was in 1835

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“Barman.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/barman. Accessed 23 Dec. 2024.

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