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Definition: Barman |
BarmanNoun1. An employee who mixes and serves alcoholic drinks at a bar. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "barman" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1010. (references) |
Synonyms: BarmanSynonyms: barkeep (n), barkeeper (n), bartender (n), mixologist (n). (additional references) |
Crosswords: Barman |
| Non-English Usage: "Barman" is also a word in the following languages with English translations in parentheses. Czech (barkeeper, barman, bartender), Dutch (barman, bartender), French (barman, bartender), Romanian (barkeeper, barman, bartender, counterman, tapster), Spanish (barman, bartender). |
| Domain | Usage | |
Screenplays | Barman! Six milkshakes - easy on the ice cream! (Once Were Warriors; writing credit: Riwia Brown; Alan Duff) | |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | ||
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| "Barman" is generally used as a noun (singular) -- approximately 98.93% of the time. "Barman" is used about 373 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Noun (singular) | 98.93% | 369 | 14,694 |
| Noun (proper) | 0.8% | 3 | 202,518 |
| Noun (common) | 0.27% | 1 | 339,140 |
| Total | 100.00% | 373 | N/A |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
| The following table summarizes the usage of "barman" based on a population census conducted in the United States. Ranks and frequencies are based on all names reported and classified. |
| Name | Usage/Gender | Usage per 100 million Persons | Rank in USA |
| Barman | Last name | 200 | 32,433 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits. | |||
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day |
barman | 53 |
mc paul barman | 35 |
barman tom | 21 |
barman paul | 10 |
barman lyrics mc paul | 9 |
barman lyrics paul | 5 |
barman corso | 4 |
barman cursos de | 3 |
barman corsi | 3 |
barman curso de | 3 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| Language | Translations for "barman"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | |
Albanian | bufetier (bartender, pantryman), banakjer. (various references) | |
Arabic | النادل فى الحانة, الساقي (butler, crural). (various references) | |
Bulgarian | барман (barkeeper, bartender). (various references) | |
Czech | barman (barkeeper, bartender). (various references) | |
Danish | bartender (barmaid, bartender). (various references) | |
Dutch | barman (barmaid, bartender). (various references) | |
Esperanto | trinkeja servisto (bartender). (various references) | |
Finnish | tarjoilija (bartender, steward, waiter, waitress). (various references) | |
French | barman (barmaid, bartender). (various references) | |
German | Barmixer (barmaid, bartender), barmann (bartender), barkellner (bartender). (various references) | |
Greek | μπάρμαν (bartender, patron, tapster). (various references) | |
Hebrew | ברמן. (various references) | |
Hungarian | csapos (bartender, drawer). (various references) | |
Italian | barista (barkeeper, barmaid, bartender). (various references) | |
Manx | guilley lhionney (tapster), fer lhionney (brewer), dooinney lhionney. (various references) | |
Pig Latin | armanbay.(various references) | |
Portuguese | o que prepara drinques, garçom de bar (barkeeper, bartender), coqueteleiro, "barman". (various references) | |
Romanian | barman (barkeeper, bartender, counterman, tapster), chelner (steward, tapster, waiter). (various references) | |
Russian | бармен (barkeeper, bartender, tapster). (various references) | |
Serbo-Croatian | barmen (barkeeper, bartender), mikser (mixer), konobar (waiter). (various references) | |
Spanish | barman (bartender). (various references) | |
Swedish | bartender (barmaid, bartender). (various references) | |
Turkish | barmen (barkeeper, bartender, saloonkeeper), bar sorumlusu. (various references) | |
Ukranian | шинкар (barkeeper, publican, saloonkeeper), буфетник (barkeeper, bartender), бармен (barkeeper, bartender). (various references) | |
Vietnamese | người phục vụ ở quán rượu. (various references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references. | ||
Misspellings | |
"Barman" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: Aberaman, Baargan, badman, badmen, Baerman, Bahman, bahreah, Bajram, Bakram, Balmano, bama, Baman, Barajna, Barani, Baranov, bargan, Bargany, Barharn, barian, Barkan, barma, barme, barmel, Barmow, barnon, Baromix, Barran, Barrani, Baruma, Barwah, Barzan, Barzanl, Basman, bauman, Bayram, Bayrami, Bearman, Beeman, beman, beran, Berdan, Berhan, Berhanu, Berkman, berma, Bhajman, Biman, binman, Birhan, birman, Birmi, birmin, Birnin, Blairman, Boarman, Boreman, Borman, Borrman, Borsman, bourman, Bragman, braimah, brama, Brammah, Bramont, Branlant, Brannam, Brayman, Bufman, Burhan, burjan, burpman, Earman, Farnan, garmain, Jaruman, Karman, Larman, Rabman. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| # of Phoneme Matches | Pronunciation | Word(s) rhyming with "barman" (pronounced bÄ"rmun) |
| 5 | -Ä" r m u n | Carman, Carmen, carmine. |
| 4 | -r m u n | airman, chairman, cochairman, corpsman, fireman, firemen, foreman, foremen, longshoremen, Spearman, wireman. |
| 3 | -m u n | abdomen, acumen, adman, admen, albumin, alderman, antihistamine, Ashman, assemblywoman, backgammon, backwoodsman, Badman, bagman, baseman, bayman, bellman, Benjamin, bitumen, Boardman, boatman, bookman, Bowman, bowmen, brakeman, bushman, businesswoman, cameraman, cattlemen, Cayman, chairwoman, Chapman, chessman, chrismon, churchman, churchmen, cinnamon, clergyman, coachman, committeeman, common, congressman, congresswoman, councilman, councilwoman, councilwomen, countryman, cowman, craftsman, craftsmen, crewman, daemon, dairymen, Daman, demon, desman, determine, Dolman, draftsman, draftsmen, dromon, dustman, Dutchman, Ermine, Everyman, examine, famine, ferryman, Firman, footman, foramen, forewoman, Freedman, Freeman, freshman, gammon, gentleman, gentlewoman, gentlewomen, german, Goodman, gunman, hangman, headman, headsman, henchman, henchmen, Herdman, Hetman, horseman, horsemen, houseman, human, huntsman, hymen, illumine, infantryman, inhuman, jasmine, Kirkman, Landman, landsman, lawman, layman, laymen, Leman, lemon, Letterman, Liman, Lineman, linemen, lobsterman, lumen, madmen, marksman, messman, midshipman, newswoman, newswomen, nobleman, noblewoman, nonhuman, nurserymen, oarsman, ombudsman, omen, ottoman, Outman, overman, Packman, Penman, pitchman, Pitman, Plowman, policeman, policewoman, postman, predetermine, pressman, Pullman, ragmen, reexamine, regimen, rifleman, Rodman, roman, rumen, salarymen, salesman, saleswoman, saleswomen, salmon, seaman, seamen, seedsman, semen, sermon, shaman, Shipman, showman, specimen, spokesman, spokeswoman, sportsman, statesman, Stillman, Stockman, subhuman, summon, superhuman, superwoman, talisman, Telamon, thiamin, timberman, Titman, Toman, townsman, tradesmen, trainmen, uncommon, vitamin, watchman, Waterman, watermen, wingman, woman, women, Woodman, woodsmen, Woolman, workman, yachtsman, yeoman. |
Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits. | ||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-a-b-m-n-r" | |
-2 letters: barm, barn, bran, maar, mana. | |
-3 letters: aba, ama, ana, arb, arm, baa, bam, ban, bar, bra, man, mar, nab, nam, ram, ran. | |
-4 letters: aa, ab, am, an, ar, ba, ma, na. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-a-b-m-n-r" | |
+1 letter: armband. | |
+2 letters: abnormal, amberina, armbands, bargeman, boardman, brakeman, manubria, rambutan. | |
+3 letters: abnormals, amberinas, carbamino, lamebrain, myrobalan, rambutans. | |
+4 letters: abnormally, abominator, bandmaster, barramunda, barramundi, garbageman, garbagemen, lamebrains, mandibular, myrobalans, submanager. | |
+5 letters: abnormality, abominators, adumbrating, adumbration, albuminuria, antechamber, arbitrament, bandmasters, barramundas, barramundis, candelabrum, chamberlain, embarkation, lamebrained, rhabdomancy, submanagers, submarginal. | |
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Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)42 61 72 6D 61 6E |
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| Semaphore (1791, in France) (references)
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| Braille (1829, in France) (references)
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Morse Code (1836) (references)-... .- .-. -- .- -. |
| Dancing Men (Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, 1903) (references)
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01000010 01100001 01110010 01101101 01100001 01101110 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)B a r m a n |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)0042 0061 0072 006D 0061 006E |
| British Sign Language (Fingerspelling, BSL; 1992, British Deaf Association Dictionary of British Sign Language) (references)
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Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)366784796780 |
| 1. Definition 2. Synonyms 3. Crosswords 4. Usage: Modern | 5. Usage: Commercial 6. Images: Slideshow 7. Usage Frequency 8. Names: Frequency | 9. Expressions: Internet 10. Translations: Modern 11. Derivations 12. Rhymes | 13. Anagrams 14. Orthography 15. Bibliography |
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