barmaid
/ˈbɑː(ɹ).meɪd/
barmaid noun: a woman who serves in a bar.
Noun
barmaid (plural barmaids)
- A woman who serves in a bar.
- At one of the way-stations on his long journey a barmaid at a tavern speaks to Gilgamesh and tries to give him common sense on the human condition.1981, William Irwin Thompson, The Time Falling Bodies Take to Light: Mythology, Sexuality and the Origins of Culture, London: Rider/Hutchinson & Co., page 201
- Synonyms:
- barwoman
Synonyms of barmaid
Forms of barmaid
| plural | barmaids |
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Origin of barmaid
From bar + maid.
Questions about barmaid
- What does barmaid mean?
- Barmaid means a woman who serves in a bar.
- What part of speech is barmaid?
- Barmaid is a noun.
- How do you pronounce barmaid?
- Barmaid is pronounced /ˈbɑː(ɹ).meɪd/ (UK).
- What is the plural of barmaid?
- The plural of barmaid is barmaids.
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