barmaid

noun

bar·​maid ˈbär-ˌmād How to pronounce barmaid (audio)
: a woman who serves liquor at a bar

Examples of barmaid in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Parker had been a bookkeeper and barmaid at the legendary Sphinx Club on Pennsylvania Avenue, the city’s former Black entertainment district, adding a level of intrigue to the case, said the Rev. Alvin Hathaway, a lifelong Baltimorean. Jean Marbella, Baltimore Sun, 19 July 2024 Parker was a 35-year-old barmaid at the then-famous Sphinx Club. Mary Carole McCauley, Baltimore Sun, 18 June 2024 Sandra points out that chambermaids and barmaids are often powerless to resist their employers’ advances and that the Americans’ less class-conscious but more consensual approach to coupling is more equitable. Chris Klimek, Vulture, 23 Feb. 2024 His father, Bertram, was a bus driver, and his mother, Gladys (Lay) Pinder, was a barmaid. Richard Sandomir, New York Times, 26 Apr. 2024 See all Example Sentences for barmaid 

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Word History

First Known Use

circa 1658, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of barmaid was circa 1658

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“Barmaid.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/barmaid. Accessed 27 Jul. 2024.

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