Originally: a woman who tapped or drew ale or other liquor for sale in an inn; a hostess. Obsolete.
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释义 | the world > food and drink > drink > providing or serving drink > [noun] > serving liquor > tapster or barmaid (46) tapsterc1000 Originally: a woman who tapped or drew ale or other liquor for sale in an inn; a hostess. Obsolete. drawer1379 A person who draws and serves alcoholic drinks for customers in a tavern or inn; a tapster. Now rare (archaic or historical). wine-drawer1415 (a) a carrier or seller of wine; (b) one who draws wine from the cask for customers. birlerc1440 One who pours out drink. shenkerc1440 trayer1473 A drawer; a tapster. tranter1500 A word having various local uses: chiefly denoting a man who does jobs with his horse and cart; a carrier; a hawker or cadger with horse and cart… skinker1575 A person who draws, pours out, or serves drink, esp. alcohol; a tapster. lick-spigot1599 One who licks the spigot; a contemptuous name for a tapster or drawer; also, a parasite. shot-shark1600 a tavern waiter. runner1601 Scottish. = tapster, n. 2. Cf. run, v. 48. Obsolete. skink1603 A person who serves something, or who waits upon others. Hebe1606 The goddess of youth and spring, represented as having been originally the cup-bearer of Olympus… A waitress, a barmaid. Ganymede1608 allusively. A boy or (usually young) man likened to the beautiful youth Ganymede of Greek mythology… A boy or (usually young) man who serves wine… squire of the gimlet1611 transferred. In various humorous or jocular phrases. skinkard1615 A person who serves alcohol, a tapster. bombard-man1616 a servant who carried out liquor to customers, a pot-boy. bar-boy1631 a boy employed to fix and clean the fire-bars of a locomotive engine. faucet1631 A contemptuous appellation for a tapster. tapstress1631 A female tapster. potman1652 A man employed in a public house; a barman. Now usually spec.: a person employed to collect and wash glasses, clean tables, etc., rather than… barmaida1658 A female who sells food and drink at the bar of a tavern or hotel. Also attributive and figurative. pot-boyc1662 A boy or young man employed in a public house, etc., to serve drinks or collect glasses. Now chiefly historical or archaic. tavern-drawer1709 drawer, n. 3. tavern-boy1796 pot-girl1797 a barmaid; cf. pot-boy, n. tap-boy1801 knight of the spigot1821 a tapster or publican. pewter-carrier1834 a person who serves drinks in a public house. bartender1836 (a) A keeper or manager of a refreshment bar. (b) A bar-attendant or barman. tap-waiter1836 a waiter in a taproom or tap-house (obsolete rare). barman1837 A man who serves at the bar of a public-house, etc. Cf. bar, n.1 28. beer-boy1841 = pot-boy, n. mixologist1856 A person who is skilled in mixing drinks; a bartender. Cf. mixer, n. 1b. bar-girl1857 mixer1858 Originally U.S. A person who mixes drinks; a bartender. gin slinger1871 A person who mixes gin slings or other cocktails; a bartender. swamper1907 U.S. A man-of-all-work in a liquor saloon. Also, an assistant to a cook. tap-man1907 pot-woman1918 (a) a woman who makes or sells pottery; (b) a barmaid. bar-staff1965 bar-person1976 Subcategories:— class of (1) — position of (2) — inferior (1) |
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