Other forms: barmen
A barman is a man who serves drinks in a bar. Ask the barman.
The job is memory, speed and judging who has had enough. A barman hears more of a town's business than anybody except a hairdresser.
1nounbarmanA man who serves drinks in a bar.
“The barman knew every order before anybody reached the counter.”
barman is a worker.
Middle English
barre
English
bar
English, today
barman
From bar + -man. bar comes from Middle English barre. From Middle English barre, from Old French barre (“beam, bar, gate, barrier”), from Vulgar Latin barra, of uncertain origin. a doublet of barre.
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