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barista



ba·ris·ta [ bə-ˈrē-stə]



barista   
noun
[bə-ˈrē-stə]

Definition of barista

: a person who makes and serves coffee (such as espresso) to the public



Recent Examples on the Web


//For a list of locations: Jobs.gianteagle.com/Cleveland The company is looking to fill several positions, including: personal shoppers, baristas, cake decorators, deli and prepared foods clerks, cashiers and meat cutters.
Olivera Perkins, cleveland, "Giant Eagle hiring for 250 openings in Greater Cleveland," 12 Nov. 2019

//The 60-second spot features actors playing a coffee barista, a ride-share driver, and a stripper.
BostonGlobe.com, "The sum pushes to $3 million the amount she’s loaned her campaign since," 11 Oct. 2019

//She's worked as a barista, waitress, and bartender over the years and has, along with the other women interviewed here, watched the first season of the show.
Elisabeth Sherman, Glamour, "What Sweetbitter Gets Right—and Wrong—About Toxic Restaurant Culture," 15 July 2019

//Some residents are calling for a Starbucks boycott after a barista, on the Fourth of July, asked a group of Tempe police officers to move or leave because a customer was uncomfortable.
Lorraine Longhi, azcentral, "Valley coffee shops wade into Tempe Starbucks controversy," 8 July 2019

//Ahead, real baristas, coffee shop owners, and other coffee professionals share their unique takes on cold brew and iced coffee.
Olivia Harrison, refinery29.com, "Baristas Weigh In On This Summer's Biggest Coffee Trends," 20 June 2019

//But that morning, the baristas could tell: George didn’t look so good.
Christine Condon, baltimoresun.com, "Committed to helping homeless, Laurel Councilwoman Nicholas to be honored for volunteering," 26 July 2019

//And your circle — your partner, your friends, your favorite barista — contains global multitudes.
San Diego Union-Tribune, "Column: On World Refugee Day, an SDSU gallery asks us to exhibit our humanity," 19 June 2019

//Race Together’ campaign a few years ago encouraging customers to talk to its baristas about race.
Vanessa Fuhrmans, WSJ, "This Boss Is Making Race Relations a Business Matter," 13 Mar. 2019


First Known Use of barista

1982, in the meaning defined above



History and Etymology for barista

Italian, person working behind a bar, from bar bar (from English) + - ista -ist entry 1



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