barista
noun
ba·ris·ta
bə-ˈrē-stə 
bä-ˈrē-stä
: a person who makes and serves coffee (such as espresso) to the public
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In 2016, Starbucks unveiled a dress code that allowed baristas to embrace some more diversified personal styles from pink hair to fedoras.
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Gabe Hauari, USA Today, 16 Apr. 2025
Meet your local barista, meet your local trattoria.
—Joseph Hernandez, Bon Appetit Magazine, 15 Apr. 2025
Unlike Gizmo, these robots will operate within the Ampersand coffee bar hours (6 a.m. to 7:30 p.m.) since the baristas prepare and program the orders.
—Ella Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 2 Apr. 2025
The company did not say if this goal would increase the workload for baristas.
—Francisco Velasquez, Quartz, 28 Mar. 2025
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Gabe Hauari, USA Today, 16 Apr. 2025
Meet your local barista, meet your local trattoria.
—Joseph Hernandez, Bon Appetit Magazine, 15 Apr. 2025
Unlike Gizmo, these robots will operate within the Ampersand coffee bar hours (6 a.m. to 7:30 p.m.) since the baristas prepare and program the orders.
—Ella Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 2 Apr. 2025
The company did not say if this goal would increase the workload for baristas.
—Francisco Velasquez, Quartz, 28 Mar. 2025
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“Barista.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/barista. Accessed 26 Apr. 2025.
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