Meaning

(singular or plural) The staff of a bar..

Definitions by Sense

1. (singular or plural) The staff of a bar.
2. (rare) A member of staff of a bar.

Example Sentences

He is well known for providing practical on-premise service information that managers and servers, including barstaff, can take back and use immediately. […] Today, he manages a barstaff of seven at the 220-seat restaurant, which he says has a 46-seat bar area that is packed every night.

Beer is now so expensive that the kitty system has all but replaced the old habit of buying rounds, and barstaff are used to being asked for an empty glass.

The vetting of customers is a skilled process, and although the discretion utilized by individual bouncers is immense, certain themes emerged both from the interviews and from our observations, which overwhelmingly related to issues concerning the perceived threat of violence to doorstaff, barstaff, and customers.

Only music in English is played, and the barstaff are all bona fide band members.

They offer a good beer selection and the barstaff is among the best you’ll find in the Boston area.

“I must admit the barstaff has got younger. They used to be an old couple.”

And the barstaff: barstaff are typically interesting. We try not to study them too blatantly lest personal misunderstandings arise. But we do study people. We are people and people study people.

The cocktail barstaff must be a responsible person versed in the skills of shaking and stirring cocktails and should have a thorough knowledge of all alcoholic and non-alcoholic drinks, the ingredients necessary for the making of cocktails and of the licensing laws.

Word Forms

• barstaff

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