Barman

//ˈbɑːmən// name, noun

name, noun ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 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."

  2. 2
    a male employee who mixes and serves alcoholic drinks at a bar wordnet
Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A surname.

Example

More examples

"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."

Etymology

From bar + -man.

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.