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  • noun A woman who serves drinks at a bar.

Etymologies

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bar +‎ woman

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Examples

  • He ordered an apéritif for himself, a fruit-juice for his wife, and they sat down at a table while the barwoman watched them closely, frowning.

    Maigret's Little Joke Simenon, Georges, 1903- 1960

  • At the bar of the tavern all the gentlemen stopped, and my Lord Viscount said, laughing, to the barwoman, that those cards set people sadly a-quarrelling; but that the dispute was over now, and the parties were all going away to my Lord Mohun's house, in Bow Street, to drink a bottle more before going to bed.

    The History of Henry Esmond, Esq. A Colonel in the Service of Her Majesty Queen Anne William Makepeace Thackeray 1837

  • Originally Posted by cloudy80 can someone pls explain as for why doesnt tracey the barwoman of queen vic never ever speaks has ne1 noticed?

    All - Digital Spy - Entertainment and Media News 2009

  • Originally Posted by cloudy80 can someone pls explain as for why doesnt tract the barwoman in queen vic dont ever chat? she is simply an extra, she would have to get paid more for speaking.

    All - Digital Spy - Entertainment and Media News 2009

  • can someone pls explain as for why doesnt tracey the barwoman of queen vic never ever speaks has ne1 noticed?

    All - Digital Spy - Entertainment and Media News 2009

  • Viscount said, laughing, to the barwoman, that those cards set people sadly a-quarrelling; but that the dispute was over now, and the parties were all going away to my Lord Mohun’s house, in

    The History of Henry Esmond 1852

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