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cellarman

[ sel-er-muhn ]

noun

, plural cel·lar·men.
  1. a person who is in charge of the alcoholic-beverage supply of a hotel or restaurant.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of cellarman1

First recorded in 1650–60; cellar + -man

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Example Sentences

The second night we had a third cellarman, leader of one of the outlying huts now being abandoned every day.

The head cellarman had gone round the place with him and his master, and Leigh at once went to him.

On one occasion he sent for the cellarman, and complained that a particular bottling was not to his palate.

Use, ask for, take from my larder what you like; I appoint you cellarman.

For a moment he turned upon the Cellarman almost as scared a look as the Cellarman turned upon him.

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