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barmaid

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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  • UK: /ˈbɑː(ɹ).meɪd/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.

1

noun

Meaning 1

A woman who serves in a bar.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

a female bartender

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: bartender, barman, barkeep, barkeeper, mixologist

History

Etymology

From bar + maid.

Across languages

Translations

18 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Albanian: banakiere — woman who serves in a bar
  • Chinese Mandarin: 吧女 (bānǚ) — woman who serves in a bar
  • Czech: barmanka — woman who serves in a bar
  • Esperanto: trinkejistino — woman who serves in a bar
  • Finnish: tarjoilijatar — woman who serves in a bar
  • Finnish: tarjoilija — woman who serves in a bar
  • French: barmaid — woman who serves in a bar
  • Greek: σερβιτόρα (servitóra) — woman who serves in a bar
  • Latin: cōpa — woman who serves in a bar
  • Macedonian: шанкерка (šankerka) — woman who serves in a bar
  • Polish: barmanka — woman who serves in a bar
  • Romanian: barmaniță — woman who serves in a bar
  • Romanian: cârciumăreasă — woman who serves in a bar
  • Romanian: cârciumăriță — woman who serves in a bar
  • Russian: барме́нша (barménša) — woman who serves in a bar
  • Russian: буфе́тчица (bufétčica) — woman who serves in a bar
  • Russian: де́вушка за сто́йкой (dévuška za stójkoj) — woman who serves in a bar
  • Turkish: barmeyd — woman who serves in a bar
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