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Meanings of barman in English

Portuguese
barman
Catalan
cambrer
Spanish
barman
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An employee who mixes and serves alcoholic drinks at a bar.

barman
Usage of barman in English
1
Turning quickly to the barman he asked for four packets of peanuts.
The Ultimate Hitchhiker’s Guide
2
The barman wiped some spilled beer off the bar and said, 'Uh.'
The Human Factor
3
He waved his hand in a wide gesture that included the barman.
The Human Factor
4
The fox-haired barman took his book from me, opened it, and read:
Smoke and mirrors: short fictions and illusions
5
The barman was not moving very swiftly to get in Ford's order.
The Ultimate Hitchhiker’s Guide
6
Waiting for ages to get the eye of the barman to order.
The Irish Times
7
The barman nodded at a book on a shelf behind the bar.
The outsiders
8
I naturally find the one where the barman accessorizes with human headskin.
Crooked little vein
9
I pointed at her glass and mimed a scribble to the barman.
NS13 Zero Hour (2010)
10
He signed with a flourish and handed it back to the barman.
The Ultimate Hitchhiker’s Guide
11
Across the room the barman was jerking a thumb at the door.
The marks of cain
12
There were the two unconscious bouncers, the barman hiding behind the bar.
Shift
13
The man starts to leave but is called back by the barman.
The Irish Times
14
So the watchman was hauled from his bed and a barman found.
Small wars: a novel
15
Rick is the barman with a whisky sun tan, lonely and bankrupt.
Radio NZ
16
In Cambridge the barman stacks glasses, glancing up like I'm a shoplifter.
Lit: a memoir
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Ireland
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United Kingdom
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United States of America
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