bartends

Works the taps

Bartends is the third-person singular of bartend, meaning to work as a bartender—serving drinks, mixing cocktails, and attending to customers at a bar: She bartends on weekends to pay for school.

The verb is a back-formation from bartender, treating the occupation as an action.

service

pours

Dispenses liquid freely

  • mixesCombines different elements
  • servesProvides or delivers
  • shakesTrembling or vibrating movements

stirs · garnishes · refills · measures · muddles · strains · chills · tops · layers · ices

craft

cocktails

Alcoholic blended beverages

bitters · syrups · infusions · techniques · classics · signatures · creations · shaker · muddler · jigger

social

customers

People who purchase goods

networking · listening · flirting · recommending · entertaining · mediating · bouncer · last call · crowd · rush

venue

nightclub

Evening entertainment venue

  • pubLicensed drinking establishment
  • loungeComfortable waiting room
  • tavernPublic drinking establishment

saloon · speakeasy · cantina · izakaya · brewery · taproom · hotel · restaurant · poolside · cruise

Opposites
service role

bartendspatronizes

Talks down to others

tips · consumes · drinks

employment activity

bartendsloafs

Spends time idly

frequents · relaxes · parties · visits · hangs out

Phrases
Family

bartender, bartend, bartenders, bartending, bartended

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