バーテンダー

ばーてんだー
noun
bartender
occupationleisure
1. bartender
A person who mixes and serves drinks at a bar, typically at a Western-style バー rather than an 居酒屋(いざかや).
彼(かれ)はバーテンダーだ。
He is a bartender.
バーテンダーにおすすめのカクテルを聞(き)く。
I ask the bartender for a cocktail recommendation.
このバーのバーテンダーは腕(うで)がいいことで評判(ひょうばん)だ。
This bar's bartender has a reputation for being skilled.

A loanword from English, used the same way as its English source. The native equivalent バーテン is an older, shortened form still heard from older speakers.

Common collocations

  • バーのバーテンダー: a bar's bartender
  • ベテランバーテンダー: a veteran bartender
  • バーテンダーに聞(き)く: to ask the bartender

Related Words

Related: バー (bar (drinking establishment))
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