barista
noun
ba·ris·ta
bə-ˈrē-stə 
bä-ˈrē-stä
: a person who makes and serves coffee (such as espresso) to the public
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The drink is famously hated by some Starbucks baristas due to the messy process of making it.
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Chiara Kim, PEOPLE, 5 June 2026
The travails of baristas, ride-share drivers or suburban supermarket employees don’t gather my sympathies as much as, say, the lot of the workers at the BP refinery in Whiting, Indiana, or the Ford plant on Torrence Avenue in Chicago.
—John Vukmirovich, Chicago Tribune, 4 June 2026
The café and retail store, which involve contractors, baristas, and city regulators, are messier.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 2 June 2026
Could God be a gender-fluid barista?
—Jessica M. Goldstein, Vulture, 29 May 2026
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Chiara Kim, PEOPLE, 5 June 2026
The travails of baristas, ride-share drivers or suburban supermarket employees don’t gather my sympathies as much as, say, the lot of the workers at the BP refinery in Whiting, Indiana, or the Ford plant on Torrence Avenue in Chicago.
—John Vukmirovich, Chicago Tribune, 4 June 2026
The café and retail store, which involve contractors, baristas, and city regulators, are messier.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 2 June 2026
Could God be a gender-fluid barista?
—Jessica M. Goldstein, Vulture, 29 May 2026
See All Example Sentences for barista
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“Barista.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/barista. Accessed 11 Jun. 2026.
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