bar·tend·er

[bahr-ten-der]
noun
a person who mixes and serves alcoholic drinks at a bar.

Origin:
1830–40, Americanism; bar1 + tender3

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bartender (ˈbɑːˌtɛndə) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
n
chiefly (US), (Canadian) Also called: barman a man who serves in a bar

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Bartender is always a great word to know.
So is interrobang. Does it mean:
a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question.
a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
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Word Origin & History

bartender
also bar-tender; 1836, Amer.Eng., from bar (2) + agent noun of tend (2).
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Example sentences
My gainful employment was as a bartender for several years.
He then moved on to contemporary films, usually cast as a bartender.
He pointed to the phone book by the register, and after a minute the bartender
  had it open and held it out to the cowboy.
When a bartender incorporates a little flair in their daily routine, cool.
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