barman

CEFRB1

/ˈbɑːmən/

noun

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A man who serves drinks in a bar.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    A surname.

Examples

  • The friendly barman served drinks to the customers at the counter.

  • Barman, I need a drink.

At a glance

Sits at B1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
3
Parts of speech
1
Citations
1
Synonyms
2

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meaning

  1. A man who works in a bar.

More examples

In context

  • The barman pulled a pint.

  • 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.

Synonyms

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The thirsty customer waved at the blank to order two glasses of cold lemonade.

Practise this properly in the app, where the word comes back before you forget it.

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Origin

noun

From bar + -man.