barmaid
noun
bar·maid
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Definition of barmaid
: a woman who serves liquor at a bar
Examples of barmaid in a Sentence
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Inspired by the unsolved death of Shirley Parker, a barmaid and secretary whose body was found in Baltimore's Druid Hill Park in June of 1969, Lippman's ambitious novel weaves some 20 points of view into a seamless, vivid whole. — Dallas News, "Laura Lippman's new novel is a love letter to Baltimore and its people," 23 July 2019 Shirley Lee Widgeon Parker, a beautiful barmaid and former Urban League secretary, vanished in April. — Christina Tkacik, baltimoresun.com, "How 2 unrelated deaths from 1969 inspired Baltimore crime novelist Laura Lippman’s ‘Lady in the Lake’," 23 July 2019 Inspired by the unsolved death of Shirley Parker, a barmaid and secretary whose body was found in Baltimore’s Druid Hill Park in June of 1969, Lippman’s ambitious novel weaves some 20 points of view into a seamless, vivid whole. — Jen Michalski, Washington Post, "Laura Lippman’s love letter to Baltimore and its people," 22 July 2019 Her father found work in town as a longshoreman and as a cabdriver, and her mother was a barmaid at Dooky Chase, the celebrated New Orleans restaurant that was a frequent meeting place for local and national civil rights leaders. — Mike Scott, NOLA.com, "She sat down, but this New Orleans woman wasn't about to shut up," 8 May 2018 Lancashire is something of a national treasure herself, having started out playing a lovable blonde barmaid on the long-running northern soap opera Coronation Street. — Sophie Gilbert, The Atlantic, "Kiri Is a British Import Worth Watching," 12 Apr. 2018 Victor’s less enchanted neighbors are more likely to turn their backs on the view and crowd into a pub like the Bird in Hand, where the mood is cheery and the barmaids, Nat and Beth, are pretty and friendly. — Marilyn Stasio, New York Times, "Disappearing Acts: A Shelf of Missing-Person Mysteries," 2 Mar. 2018 An arriving officer talked to the barmaid, who said a drunk patron was unable to walk and trying to fight people on the back patio. — John Benson, cleveland.com, "Speeding drunk driver arrested for drug abuse: Broadview Heights Police Blotter," 21 Dec. 2017 The streets at the top of Montmartre, where the absinthe flowed freely, and where Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec painted cancan girls and blowsy barmaids, are today immaculate and chipper. — Tara Isabella Burton, WSJ, "Paris’s Most Decadent Era—and Where to Recreate It," 19 Sep. 2017These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'barmaid.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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barmaid
noun
English Language Learners Definition of barmaid
: a woman who serves drinks at a bar
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