barista

noun

ba·​ris·​ta bə-ˈrē-stə How to pronounce barista (audio)
bä-ˈrē-stä
: a person who makes and serves coffee (such as espresso) to the public

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And don't expect baristas to automatically know how to make every one of these items. Maggie Gillette, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 Dec. 2024 Why baristas are striking SWU, which first unionized in 2021, represents some 10,000 employees across 535 U.S. stores. Rachel Treisman, NPR, 24 Dec. 2024 In the most recent bargaining session, which took place last week, the company offered to guarantee baristas a wage increase of at least 1.5 percent a year. Noam Scheiber, New York Times, 24 Dec. 2024 And in the Cincinnati area, the unionized baristas of an Anderson Township Starbucks store joined a nationwide strike Tuesday, the Enquirer previously reported. Chad Murphy, The Enquirer, 26 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for barista 

Word History

Etymology

Italian, person working behind a bar, from bar bar (from English) + - ista -ist entry 1

First Known Use

1982, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of barista was in 1982

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“Barista.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/barista. Accessed 10 Jan. 2025.

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