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barman

noun

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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˈbɑːmən/ / /ˈbɑɹmæn/ / /ˈbɑɹmən/

name

  1. A surname.

noun

Etymology: Etymology tree English bar Proto-Indo-European *mon- Proto-Germanic *mann- Proto-West Germanic *mann Old English mann Middle English man Middle English -man English -man English barman From bar + -man.

  1. A man who works in a bar.

    NOT so long ago there was a beer commercial on British TV in which two pointy-headed aliens order a pint in a rural pub. “Up from London, are we?” the barman asks politely.