barworker
English
Etymology
Etymology tree
Old English wyrċan
Middle English worchen
Middle English werkere, worchere
English worker
English barworker
Noun
barworker (plural barworkers)
- A worker at a bar (drinking establishment).
- Hypernyms: worker < person
- Hyponyms: (all are contextually hyponymous although not invariably so) barmaid, barman, bartender, barwoman, busser, potboy, potgirl, potman, waiter, waitress
- Coordinate terms: (usually coordinate via class distinction) alekeep, alekeeper, hotelier, innkeep, innkeeper, publican, taverner, tavernkeep, tavern keeper
- 2019, David Rosenberg, Rebel Footprints: A Guide to Uncovering London's Radical History[1], Pluto Press, →ISBN:
- The ILP [Independent Labour Party] gained prestige for its prominent role during the strike. Salter told the press, 'I shall not rest satisfied until every working man, woman and girl in Bermondsey is a member of a trade union.' The response was immediate. In early September a National Union of Barmen, Barmaids and Potmen was launched at the Labour Institute. Leaflets inviting barworkers to join this union described bar staff earning 14 shillings for a 100-hour week. Publicans said they provided many barworkers with free board and lodgings but barworkers retorted that accommodation was overcrowded and they shared poor quality food.