Meaning & use
barmaid
A woman who serves drinks to customers at a bar.
See it in a sentence
The barmaid remembered everyone's usual order by heart after just a few weeks on the job.
She worked as a barmaid at the local pub to pay for university.
A note on using this word
Barmaid specifies a woman in the role; the gender-neutral term 'bartender' is now more common in most workplaces.
Words with a similar meaning
bartender
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Words with an opposite meaning
barman
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