barback

English

Etymology

bar +‎ back, due to working in the back area of the bar and not interacting with patrons. Compare back of house and back office.

Noun

barback (plural barbacks)

1. (bartending) An assistant to a bartender
   • 2000 December 1, Jack Helbig, “Reindeer Games”, in Chicago Reader‎^[1]:

     Cerda moved to Chicago and worked at a series of bars and clubs: the Orbit Room, the Paradise Club, even a stint at Limelight, where he supplemented his earnings as a barback by performing as Nina Hagen in one of the cages.

Synonyms

• runner (Britain)

Verb

barback (third-person singular simple present barbacks, present participle barbacking, simple past and past participle barbacked)

1. To work as a barback.

Related terms

• back of house
• back office

See also

• barback on Wikipedia.Wikipedia