barmaid

noun

bar·​maid ˈbär-ˌmād How to pronounce barmaid (audio)
: a woman who serves liquor at a bar

Examples of barmaid in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The painting’s subject, a barmaid who in real life was named Suzon, stands at the center looking blankly into space. Vulture, 26 Sep. 2023 The two young women arrive at their barmaid jobs with a sense of palpable disorientation. Amy Nicholson, Variety, 16 Sep. 2023 The role of the barmaid, therefore, is not only one of service but of performance. Hazlitt, 21 June 2023 Her father was a bricklayer, her mother a house cleaner and barmaid. Benedict Nightingale, New York Times, 15 June 2023 And the bar is still there, minus the wicker and barmaids, and now leads to an expansion with a small stage for live music. René A. Guzman, San Antonio Express-News, 23 Feb. 2023 As a barmaid who is also Landor’s lover and confidant, Charlotte Gainsbourg’s Patsy may be the most normal person here. K. Austin Collins, Rolling Stone, 6 Jan. 2023 The movie also features a large cast of frostily amusing supporting players, though some, like the always charming Charlotte Gainsbourg—as a barmaid who sometimes shares Landor’s bed—could have a little more to do. Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 23 Dec. 2022 That includes Charlotte Gainsbourg in the underwritten part of Patsy, the sad-eyed local tavern barmaid who occasionally shares his bed. David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 22 Dec. 2022

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Word History

First Known Use

circa 1658, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of barmaid was circa 1658

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“Barmaid.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/barmaid. Accessed 24 Apr. 2024.

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