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tap⋅ster

[tap-ster]
–noun
a bartender.

Origin:
bef. 1000; ME; OE tæppestre. See tap 2 , -ster
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tap·ster   (tāp'stər)   
n.  One who draws and serves liquor for customers; a bartender.
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tapster 
"person employed to tap liquors," O.E. tæppestre "hostess at an inn, woman employed to tap liquors," from tæppa "tap" (see tap (n.)) + fem. ending -ster.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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