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barmaid

/ˈbɑː(ɹ)meɪd/

Meanings
noun
A woman who serves in a bar.

Examples :

"The barmaid poured a pint of beer for the customer. "
job person service work drink

Related Words

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poured verb

/pɔːd/ /pɔɹd/

To cause (liquid, or liquid-like substance) to flow in a stream, either out of a container or into it.

"pour water from a jug"

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who noun

/huː/

A person under discussion; a question of which person.

"The teacher asked, "Who will present the project next week?" "

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customer noun

/ˈkʌstəmə/ /ˈkʌstəmɚ/

A patron, a client; one who purchases or receives a product or service from a business or merchant, or intends to do so.

"Every person who passes by is a potential customer."

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pint noun

/paɪnt/

A unit of volume, equivalent to:

"I ordered a pint of ice cream at the shop. "

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of preposition

/ɔv/ /ɒv/ /ə/ /ʌv/

Expressing distance or motion.

"The school is located five miles of the town center. "

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woman noun

/ˈwʊmɘn/ /ˈwʊmən/

An adult female human.

"My mother is a woman who always supports me. "

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serves noun

/sɜːvz/ /sɝvz/

An act of putting the ball or shuttlecock in play in various games.

"Whose serve is it?"

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for preposition

/fɔːr/

Used to indicate the object or recipient of an action.

"This gift is for you."

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in noun

/ɪn/ /ən/ /ɘn/

A position of power or influence, or a way to get it.

"His parents got him an in with the company."

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the adverb

/ði/ /ˈðiː/

With a comparative or with more and a verb phrase, establishes a correlation with one or more other such comparatives.

"It looks weaker and weaker, the more I think about it."

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bar noun

/bɑː/ /bɑɹ/

A solid, more or less rigid object of metal or wood with a uniform cross-section smaller than its length.

"The window was protected by steel bars."

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beer noun

/bɛə/ /bɪə/ /bɪɹ/ /ˈbiː.ə/ /ˈbi.ɚ/

An alcoholic drink fermented from starch material, commonly barley malt, often with hops or some other substance to impart a bitter flavor.

"Beer is brewed all over the world."