ba·ris·ta

[buh-ris-tuh -ree-stuh; Italian bah-rees-tah]
noun, plural ba·ris·tas, ba·ris·ti [buh-ree-stee; Italian bah-rees-tee] .
a person who is specially trained in the making and serving of coffee drinks, as in a coffee bar.
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barista (bəˈrɪstə) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
n
a person who makes and serves coffee in a coffee bar
 
[C20: Italian: literally, bartender]

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Main Entry:  barista
Part of Speech:  n
Definition:  a person who works at the counter of a coffee shop; a coffee bar server
Example:  He plans to become a barista at Starbucks.
Etymology:  1982; Ital
Usage:  pl. baristi
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Word Origin & History

barista
"bartender in a coffee shop," as a purely English word in use by 1992, from It., where it is said to derive ult. from the Eng. bar (2), as borrowed into Italian. The word is of generic gender and may be applied with equal accuracy to women and men (it is said that the typical
barista in Italy is a man).
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Example sentences
She found work at a chocolate shop and took a course to become a barista.
We imagine it's designed to work in unmanned environments, or to take the heat
  off a busy barista.
But whether or not the crackdown is real, every barista in town seems to be
  putting on a hat because of the regulations.
But that doesn't mean the barista is a failure, or the college should be blamed.
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