Meanings
nounbarmaid (plural barmaids)
plural barmaids
- A woman who serves in a bar.
At one of the way-stations on his long journey a barmaid at a tavern speaks to Gilgamesh and tries to give him common sense on the human condition.
1981, William Irwin Thompson, The Time Falling Bodies Take to Light: Mythology, Sexuality and the Origins of Culture, London: Rider/Hutchinson & Co., page 201Synonyms: barwoman
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA woman who serves in a bar.
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Translations
Chinese Mandarin 吧女
- 吧女 (bānǚ)woman who serves in a bar
Czech barmanka
- barmankawoman who serves in a bar
Esperanto trinkejistino
- trinkejistinowoman who serves in a bar
Finnish tarjoilijatar, tarjoilija
- tarjoilijatarwoman who serves in a bar
- tarjoilijawoman who serves in a bar
French barmaid
- barmaidwoman who serves in a bar
German Bardame
- Bardamewoman who serves in a bar
Greek σερβιτόρα
- σερβιτόρα (servitóra)woman who serves in a bar
Latin cōpa
- cōpawoman who serves in a bar
Polish barmanka
- barmankawoman who serves in a bar
Romanian barmaniță, cârciumăreasă
- barmanițăwoman who serves in a bar
- cârciumăreasăwoman who serves in a bar
- cârciumărițăwoman who serves in a bar
Russian барме́нша, буфе́тчица
- барме́нша (barménša)woman who serves in a bar
- буфе́тчица (bufétčica)woman who serves in a bar
- де́вушка за сто́йкой (dévuška za stójkoj)woman who serves in a bar
Turkish barmeyd
- barmeydwoman who serves in a bar
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APA
barmaid. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/barmaid
MLA
“barmaid.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/barmaid. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “barmaid,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/barmaid.
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