bar stewardn.
/ˈbɑː ˌstjuːəd/, /ˈbɑː ˌstʃuːəd/, U.S. /ˈbɑr ˌst(j)uərd/ 1. A person who serves drinks in a bar; a bartender.
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the world > food and drink > drink > providing or serving drink > [noun] > inn or tavern keeping > innkeeper
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knight of the spigot1821
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saloon-keeper1849
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Wirt1858
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soda-jerker1883
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pub-keeper1913
1888 Times 30 Aug. 8/5 Since May last he had filled the position of bar steward at the club.
1927 C. Aiken Blue Voy. ii. 40 The bar-steward..made a pretence of wiping the table and chairs.
1956 S. Hope Diggers' Paradise 156 Fruit machines..are usually rigged to work with shilling discs bought from the bar steward.
2002 Journalist Aug.–Sept. 19/1 The trick to being a good bar steward is to overcharge, short change and still get bought a drink.
2. British slang (humorous and euphemistic). = bastard n. 2a.
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society > morality > moral evil > wickedness > roguery, knavery, or rascalry > [noun] > rogue, knave, or rascal
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bar steward1945
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1945 Airflow July 51/2 A real bar steward he was.
1992 Zzap 64! June 47 This turns your players into brainy bar stewards, thus they move into excellent attack positions.
2004 Express (Nexis) 3 June 28 He nominated..[him] for an ‘arrogant bar steward’ award and said IT managers had ‘wasted millions’.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2005; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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