bartender

noun

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

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McEntire plays Bobbie, who inherits a bar from her father, and Peterman plays a bartender there. Victoria Edel, PEOPLE, 29 Sep. 2025 For now, the 37-year-old, who holds a business management degree and owned a catering firm back in Savannah, is waiting tables at a sports bar near Madison Square Garden for three shifts and hoping to get a bartender position. Michael Sasso, Fortune, 29 Sep. 2025 Ike Johnson was a bartender at the opulent Southern Turf Club in the early 1900s. Keith Sharon, Nashville Tennessean, 29 Sep. 2025 The Michigander was created by a cocktail bartender Jason Schiffer, who grew up in the Midwest and relocated to Southern California and in the process missed having true seasons. Jeremy Repanich, Robb Report, 27 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for bartender

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First Known Use

1825, in the meaning defined above

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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 30 Sep. 2025.

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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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