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

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The Playboy Club, with its bunny barmaids, opened in 1961 at 77th Street and Biscayne Boulevard in Miami. Miami Herald, 14 Aug. 2025 The barmaid said: ‘That’s Jimmy Cheatham,’ and walked up to him with a drink on her tray. George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Aug. 2025 The second track on the LP told the story of a heartbroken barmaid pining after a sailor who refused to give up his nomadically maritime lifestyle for her. Josh Weiss, Forbes.com, 6 June 2025 Her mother, Emma, was a barmaid and her father, John, worked the press for a newspaper. Mike Barnes, HollywoodReporter, 13 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for barmaid

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 11 Sep. 2025.

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