Definitions

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  • noun bartending An assistant to a bartender
  • verb To work as a barback.

Etymologies

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bar +‎ back, due to working in the back area of the bar (not interacting with patrons), reinforced by “to have someone’s back” meaning “to support, assist someone”. Compare back of house and back office.

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Examples

  • My first job in the restaurant business was working as a barback in 1973.

    Karl Kozel: Measure For Measure Karl Kozel 2010

  • A friend of ours got him a job as a barback in a nudie bar-he took it.

    (No) Money Changes Everything | Her Bad Mother 2009

  • The night I visited, a barback deftly chipped away at an angular, Braque-style ice block with a large spoon, taking about 90 seconds to shape something roughly the size of a baseball.

    Cold Fusion 2009

  • My first job in the restaurant business was working as a barback in 1973.

    Karl Kozel: Measure For Measure Karl Kozel 2010

  • The night I visited, a barback deftly chipped away at an angular, Braque-style ice block with a large spoon, taking about 90 seconds to shape something roughly the size of a baseball.

    Cold Fusion 2009

  • My first job in the restaurant business was working as a barback in 1973.

    Karl Kozel: Measure For Measure Karl Kozel 2010

  • I began as a barback in 1973 and worked my way through every conceivable front-of-the-house position from Waiter to Sommelier to General Manager.

    Karl Kozel: How To Order A Martini (The Old School) 2010

  • Tomas was a very tall and strong young man who came from Mazatlan on the west coast of Mexico He was a very serious and hard working barback who always went the extra step to make sure that you as the bartender were stocked and assisted on all levels.

    Karl Kozel: The Unsung Heroes Of The Bar Karl Kozel 2010

  • My first job in the restaurant business was working as a barback in 1973.

    Karl Kozel: Measure For Measure Karl Kozel 2010

  • I began as a barback in 1973 and worked my way through every conceivable front-of-the-house position from Waiter to Sommelier to General Manager.

    How To Order A Martini (The Old School) Karl Kozel 2010

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