barback
verbEtymology From bar + back, due to working in the back area of the bar and not interacting with the patrons. Compare back of house and back office.
1
To work as a barback.
- Related terms
- back of house, back office
barback
nounEtymology From bar + back, due to working in the back area of the bar and not interacting with the patrons. Compare back of house and back office.
1
An assistant to a bartender.
- 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.2000 December 1, Jack Helbig, “Reindeer Games”, in Chicago Reader:
- Synonyms
- runner