Meanings
barman1
nounbarman (plural barmen)
plural barmen
- 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.
2013 September 28, Kenan Malik, “London Is Special, but Not That Special”, in New York Times, retrieved 28 Sep 2013
Barman2
Synonyms & antonyms
Origin
- Vulgar Latin*barra
- Old Frenchbarre
- Middle Englishbarre
- Englishbar
- Proto-Indo-European*mon-
- Proto-Germanic*mann-
- Proto-West Germanic*mann
- Old Englishmann
- Middle Englishman
- Englishbarman
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APA
barman. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/barman
MLA
“barman.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/barman. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “barman,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/barman.
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