bartender
noun
- person who serves usually alcoholic beverages behind the bar in a licensed establishment
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /ˈbɑːˌtɛndə(ɹ)/ / /ˈbɑɹˌtɛndɚ/
noun
Etymology: Etymology tree English bar English tender English bartender From bar + tender.
- One who tends a bar or pub; a person preparing and serving drinks at a bar.
“He observed as the sad bartender ritually played canasta with two bored and customerless dancers...”
“They weren't all just sexpats and drifters and former disgraced officers or old bartenders, none of which he should have mentioned.”