barman

noun

Definition of barmannext
chiefly British
as in bartender

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Recent Examples of barman If the barmen is found guilty, they could be sentenced to seven to 15 years in prison, according to the Vietnamese central government. — Escher Walcott, PEOPLE, 17 Sep. 2025 Inspired by English poet Lord Byron, the bar serves cocktails curated by Aman Venice’s head barman and award-winning mixologist Antonio Ferrara. — Sandra Salibian, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2025 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 See All Example Sentences for barman
Recent Examples of Synonyms for barman
  1. bartender
  2. barkeep
  3. waitress
Noun
  • Started going to a place called the Café Central, and the bartender was a really magnetic, funny guy named Bruce Willis.
    — Michael Schulman, New Yorker, 18 Oct. 2026
  • But a bartender’s lament about the overwhelming crowd mid-afternoon at The Tap felt a little, well, misplaced.
    — Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 17 Oct. 2026
Definition of bartender
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
  • Eventually got a job at a drug store as a saleslady, at a barbecue place as a waitress.
    — Michael Schulman, New Yorker, 18 Oct. 2026
  • Owner Lori Pack worked at Linda's for nearly 30 years, starting as a waitress before eventually taking over the restaurant.
    — Kayla Moeller, CBS News, 28 Sep. 2026
Definition of waitress

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

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