Etymology

bartender

bar·tend·er
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Today it means: One who tends a bar or pub; a person preparing and serving drinks at a bar. Full definition →

English tender ← Middle English barre ← Old French barre
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The story

  1. Vulgar Latin*barra
  2. Old Frenchbarre
  3. Middle Englishbarre
  4. Englishbar
  5. Englishtend
  6. Englishtender
  7. English todaybartender

From bar + tender.

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