barman

Definition of barmannext
chiefly British

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of barman His inquiries are met with gruff retorts by the barman, who is only interested in Henry buying a pint. Lincee Ray Published, EW.com, 8 Aug. 2025 As part of these travels, he was briefly employed as personal barman to Silvio Berlusconi — the former prime minister of Italy and owner of AC Milan. Nick Miller, The Athletic, 25 Mar. 2025 Named after the resident barman, Franco mixed up his signature piña colada for me, made with fresh pineapple juice, coconut milk, and local rum. Jen Murphy, Travel + Leisure, 19 Mar. 2025 Two of them worked in tech and one was an accountant; two were part-time barmen, part-time singers and actors. Colm Tóibín, The New Yorker, 2 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for barman
Recent Examples of Synonyms for barman
Noun
  • Any good bartender knows that talking heads on TVs are bad for business.
    Joe Wilkins Published Mar 19, Futurism, 19 Mar. 2026
  • That bar was known amongst locals as Kelly, after beloved bartender Randal Kelly, a native a County Clare, Ireland who began working there in 1947, according to its website.
    Noelle Alviz-Gransee March 16, Kansas City Star, 17 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • ViceVersa, now in residency through May in the hotel lobby, is awash in luminescent ambers and leather tones, with acclaimed barkeep Valentino Longo pouring digestivos, bubbly spritzes, and Italian wines.
    Phillip Valys, Sun Sentinel, 5 Mar. 2026
  • After leaving school in 1954, Von Däniken worked as a waiter and barkeeper for several years, during which he was repeatedly accused of fraud and served a couple of short stints in prison.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 12 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • Kordia had come to the US first on a tourist visa and then transitioned to a student visa, studying English while working as a waitress and at a clothing store and helping care for her US citizen mother and brother, her attorneys said.
    Zoe Sottile, CNN Money, 3 Mar. 2026
  • The restaurant is so close to the detention facility that waitress Valerie Tellez frequently drives there to make food deliveries.
    Lexi Salazar, CBS News, 27 Feb. 2026

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“Barman.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/barman. Accessed 20 Mar. 2026.

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