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

Create website content that speaks directly to an older audience and train your budtenders to be patient and better serve older adults who are asking serious questions. —Peter Su, Rolling Stone, 4 Sep. 2025

Drivers and budtenders at Ascend Cannabis Provisions in Grand Rapids ratified their first contract with Teamsters Local 406 two years ago. —Adrienne Roberts, Freep.com, 4 Sep. 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

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