bartend

To tend a bar; to act as a barman.

Verb

  1. To tend a bar; to act as a barman.
    • “I bartended in that room,” [Mark Ruffalo] said, gesturing toward a space with cushy chairs. - 2010 February 7, Ari Karpel, “On His Terms, Unbranded”, in The New York Times:
    • Jimmy used to scallop from October to March and bartend a few shifts here and there over the summers when scalloping is prohibited. - 2012, Lisa Genova, Love Anthony, →ISBN:
    • In Sea Point, Kate bartends at the Wharf, works at the library and schemes to win back her ex, while facing long-held resentments — namely, feeling overshadowed by her sister and annoyed that, despite stellar academic...

Origin

Back-formation from bartender.

Forms

bartends bartending bartended bar-tend