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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.
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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
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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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for barman
Noun
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At the time, Luciana was working as a bartender, and Matt and his film crew came in for a drink.—
Jessica Booth,
PEOPLE,
16 Jan. 2026
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When the bartender turned to take my order, something stopped me, not a thought exactly, but something like it.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
14 Jan. 2026
Noun
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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
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The Florentine entrepreneur Francesco Datini was the son of a barkeep.—
Jessica Winter,
New Yorker,
11 Nov. 2025
Noun
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To end the meal, our waitress tied red string bracelets with small wooden charms around our wrists, a gesture meant to bring good fortune in the year ahead.—
Angela Lian,
Travel + Leisure,
10 Jan. 2026
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In Bug, Carrie Coon's Agnes White — an Oklahoma waitress too exhausted to outrun her past — faces a more persistent threat.—
Shania Russell,
Entertainment Weekly,
9 Jan. 2026
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“Barman.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/barman. Accessed 20 Jan. 2026.
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