bartender

noun

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

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Save the wine for dinner and ask about the drink of the day to make the most of the talented bartenders who delight in inventing new cocktails. Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 14 May 2026 Regulars greet bartenders by their first names before running to betting windows with high hopes. CBS News, 13 May 2026 But according to Jason Male, bartender at Slightly North of Broad in Charleston, Planter’s Punch is defined less by specific ingredients and more by a loose method. Taylor Tobin, Southern Living, 12 May 2026 Buffalo wings trace to 1964, when bartender Dominic Bellissimo asked his mother Teressa to make something for his hungry friends at The Anchor Bar. Lauren Schuster, Kansas City Star, 12 May 2026 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 15 May. 2026.

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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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