bartender
Pours your cocktail
A bartender is a person who mixes and serves drinks at a bar.
The job involves more than pouring—bartenders take orders, handle payments, check IDs, and often provide a listening ear to patrons.
The bartender recommended a local craft beer.
In upscale cocktail bars, the term mixologist emphasizes skill in crafting drinks.
Bartender support staff
- bouncerVenue entrance enforcer
- serverOne who attends tables
- hostessFemale event organizer
- sommelierTrained wine service professional
manager · doorman · busser · cicerone · tapster · mixologist · cocktail waitress
Vessel for mixing drinks
- jiggerSmall liquid measure
- strainerPerforated draining vessel
- muddlerTool for crushing drink ingredients
- mixing glassVessel for stirring drinks
pour spout · ice bucket · bottle opener · corkscrew · zester · peeler · fine strainer
Flowing in volume
- tippingPaying beyond the bill
- tabProjection for gripping
- last callPre-closing drink announcement
- happy hourDiscounted drinks period
regulars · patrons · cutoff · round · order · recommendation · upselling · greeting
Exchange of spoken ideas
- listeningAttending to sound
- banterPlayful, teasing exchange
- rapportHarmonious mutual connection
- regularsHabitual visitors
confidant · advice · storytelling · atmosphere · hospitality · charm · diffusing · mediating
Licensed drinking establishment
- tavernPublic drinking establishment
- nightclubEvening entertainment venue
- loungeComfortable waiting room
- speakeasyIllicit liquor establishment
taproom · cantina · beer garden · counter · stools · well · backbar · taps
Mixed alcoholic beverage
- martiniGin-vermouth cocktail
- margaritaTequila-lime cocktail
- mojitoCuban highball with mint
- old fashionedNo longer contemporary
daiquiri · highball · sour · spritz · punch · shooter · neat · on the rocks
Combining into one mass
- shakingRapid involuntary movement
- stirringArousing strong emotion
- muddlingConfusedly mixing up
- strainingExerting intense effort
pouring · layering · flaming · infusing · rimming · garnishing · chilling · measuring
Authorization to sell alcohol
- certificationAttestation of qualification
- TIPSLiver blood flow diversion
- age verificationConfirming someone meets minimum years
- IDIdentity document abbreviation
legal drinking age · liability · regulations · ABC · dram shop · intoxication · overserving · cutoff
barback
Bartender support staff
sommelier · manager · doorman · busser · cicerone · tapster · mixologist · cocktail waitress
shaker
Vessel for mixing drinks
- jiggerSmall liquid measure
- strainerPerforated draining vessel
- muddlerTool for crushing drink ingredients
mixing glass · pour spout · ice bucket · bottle opener · corkscrew · zester · peeler · fine strainer
pouring
Flowing in volume
happy hour · regulars · patrons · cutoff · round · order · recommendation · upselling · greeting · pace
conversation
Exchange of spoken ideas
regulars · confidant · advice · storytelling · atmosphere · hospitality · charm · diffusing · mediating · welcoming
pub
Licensed drinking establishment
- tavernPublic drinking establishment
- nightclubEvening entertainment venue
- loungeComfortable waiting room
speakeasy · taproom · cantina · beer garden · counter · stools · well · backbar · taps · register
cocktail
Mixed alcoholic beverage
old fashioned · daiquiri · highball · sour · spritz · punch · shooter · neat · on the rocks · draft beer
mixing
Combining into one mass
straining · pouring · layering · flaming · infusing · rimming · garnishing · chilling · measuring · flair
liquor license
Authorization to sell alcohol
- certificationAttestation of qualification
- TIPSLiver blood flow diversion
- age verificationConfirming someone meets minimum years
ID · legal drinking age · liability · regulations · ABC · dram shop · intoxication · overserving · cutoff
- jobsdoctor, administrator, lawyer, teacher, nurse
- drinkingbooze, liquor, guzzling, gulping, chugging
- restaurant workwaiter, waitress, server, chef, cook
- barmixologist, mixology, barstool, drinks, glasses
- bar culturebuying rounds, happy hour, last call, regulars, tipping
- bar patronsregular, local, barfly, drunk, bouncer
bartenderwaiter
One who serves tables
waitress · customer · server · drinker · bar regular
bartenderprohibitionist
Advocate against legal alcohol
temperance advocate · teetotaler · abstainer · substance abuse counselor
- bartender jokesComedy about drink servers
- bartender tipsMoney left for drink servers
- bartending skillsCocktail-making proficiency
- head bartenderSenior bar staff member
- bartending schoolProgram teaching drink preparation