Meaning & use
bartend
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To work as a bartender, mixing and serving drinks at a bar.
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She bartends on weekends to help pay for college.
He learned to bartend during a summer job at a beachside restaurant.
A note on using this word
A back-formation from 'bartender,' the verb entered common use in the twentieth century as informal shorthand for the job itself.
Words with a similar meaning
mix drinkstend bar
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