sommelier

noun

Definition of sommeliernext
as in bartender

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Recent Examples of sommelier All itineraries include an overnight stay, 24-hour steward service, meals with a sommelier’s choice of wine and unlimited soft drinks, and transfers. — Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 6 Oct. 2026 Out of frame, Ryan’s girlfriend, Carolina Mahedy, a former sommelier at Le Bernardin, nosed a glass. — Arthur Holland Michel, New Yorker, 28 Sep. 2026 Now, the 2026 James Beard Award semifinalist for Best Chef Southeast who is also a Level 1 sommelier has turned his focus to elevating his sake program across the restaurants, which already feature more than 100 selections. — Heidi Finley, Charlotte Observer, 17 Aug. 2026 After the restaurant closed in 2017, Keller invited him to Napa Valley to join The French Laundry as a sommelier, a move that felt like a natural progression. — Yuri Shima, Forbes.com, 26 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for sommelier
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  1. bartender
  2. waiter
  3. barkeep
  4. barman
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  • Fall Back The Fall Back, created by legendary late bartender Sasha Petraske, starts with rye whiskey, which is then split (like the cocktail’s closest relative, the Vieux Carré) with an equal pour of brandy, in this case Apple Brandy.
    — Jeremy Repanich, Robb Report, 7 Nov. 2026
  • Recently the person who used to run said club stepped down and now the new person (who is also a bartender at the Whole Foods bar) made the unfortunate amateur book club runner mistake of having patrons decide what the next book to read will be.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 5 Nov. 2026
Definition of bartender
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  • The waiter’s recommendation of the Baked Alaska, flambéed theatrically tableside, was also a winner.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Nov. 2026
  • John Gore Studios has boarded Peter Hoar’s A Waiter in Paris, starring Leo Woodall (Tony) as a young British man attempting to make it as a Parisian waiter, as filming in the French capital.
    — Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 5 Nov. 2026
Definition of waiter
Noun
  • The black-and-white clip, punctuated with fun animations, finds Rose and their band performing the song in an empty bar with a barkeep (played by Simpson) who goes from wiping counters to rocking out.
    — Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 15 Sep. 2026
  • Henry Winkler plays the oddball mayor, Lena Headey the town barkeep.
    — Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2026
Definition of barkeep
Noun
  • Slowly, the Royal Prince of Hungary, Bohemia, and Croatia gets to his feet and places his spindly arms around the barman, who is old enough to be his father.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 4 Sep. 2026
  • Or, even better, a cocktail devised by the famed barman Frank Meier, a historical figure who is central to the novel.
    — David Denby, New Yorker, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of barman

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“Sommelier.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sommelier. Accessed 12 Nov. 2026.

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