bartender

bar-ten-der · noun

imported

Definitions

noun

  1. 1.

    A person who serves drinks at a bar.

Forms

plural: bartenders

Phrases & expressions

  • •
    bartending — The work of serving drinks at a bar.
  • •
    head bartender — The senior bartender in charge.

Related words

See also: bar, server, waiter
Synonyms: barkeeper, barmaid, barman

Etymology

From bar + tender ("one who tends or serves"), formed in American English in the mid-19th century.