budtender

noun

bud·​tend·​er ˈbəd-ˌten-dər 

plural budtenders

: a person who serves customers at an establishment where cannabis products are sold (such as a medical or recreational marijuana dispensary)

I learn from my helpful budtender (yes, that's his title) that there are two types of marijuana … . He has me sniffing jars of different strains with names like Chemdawg and Amnesia.

—Linda Yellin

Examples of budtender in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Many consumers are learning how to evaluate products beyond strain names and THC percentages — and budtenders are often their first, and most trusted, educators. —Peter Su, Rolling Stone, 8 Aug. 2025

Fredrickson was a Curaleaf budtender for nearly four years before his employment was terminated April 21, 2024. —Jose R. Gonzalez, AZCentral.com, 24 July 2025

No celebrity drops, no marketing gimmicks: just eye-popping potency, wide variety and serious loyalty from budget-conscious consumers and budtenders alike. —Javier Hasse, Forbes.com, 26 June 2025

Image Image This one has already hosted one of his son’s weddings and several budtender conferences. —Colette Coleman, New York Times, 11 Apr. 2025

Word History

Etymology

bud entry 1 + tender entry 5, after bartender

First Known Use

1997, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for budtender

• bartender
• contender
• defender
• engender
• extender
• offender
• pretender
• provender
• surrender
• suspender
• transgender
• bender