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mixologist

mixologist

4 7.6
A person who makes and serves drinks with alcohol, often creating new cocktails
  • noun
  • /ˌmɪkˈsɒlədʒɪst/
translation icon : mixólogo
  • If you're not really the mixologist type, you can always serve a delicious wine with your Thanksgiving meal.
  • a master mixologist
  • a head mixologist

We met through Jill Karkman, and Todd is an amazing mixologist.

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Examples

  • You can take the fascinating, complimentary 45-minute tour, where you'll see how they make their award-winning spirits following old-world methods, or head straight to the tasting bar where $5 buys you a flight of five products to try before moving on to some of the specialty cocktails created by their crack team of mixologists.

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  • At the bar, the mixologist expertly prepared drinks with fresh ingredients and creative flair.

  • Hey Mr. Mixologist, did you have to go to college for this?

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  • My mixologist friend Oliver designed it specifically for the party.

  • I hired a mixologist, Veronica.

  • Don the Beachcomber was probably one of the top mixologists the world has ever seen.

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  • We got hungry and decided to go to one of our favorite Hollywood restaurants, The Hungry Cat, where our friend and genius mixologist, Danielle Motor, works.

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  • Drinking culture has, of course, come a long way since then, with top mixologists continuing to create unique new cocktails to keep the rest of us happily imbibing.

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  • Here's a new, non-celluloid, and much better reason to like the place: next week the hotel is flying in four top mixologists from the United States to turn the New York Bar into a real New York bar for six nights.

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  • Hosted by Andrew Carmellini, this event at the Public Theater will take you on a late-night cocktail crawl, led by master mixologist Willy Shine.

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Synonyms

bartender
vsmixologist
330 2.0

A person who mixes and serves drinks at a bar or restaurant

is specialized at the bar with emphasis on expert drink making
barkeep
vsmixologist
  • Informal
20 6.3

A person who serves and mixes alcoholic drinks at a bar

emphasizes professional skill and craft in making drinks
barmaid
vsmixologist
  • UK
14 2.3

A woman who serves drinks at a bar or pub

refers to an expert server who focuses on craft regardless of gender
barman
vsmixologist
  • UK
9 2.4

A man who works behind a bar serving and mixing drinks

refers to a skilled professional regardless of gender
barkeeper
vsmixologist
  • US
1 2.9

A person who mixes and serves alcoholic drinks at a bar

emphasizes professional skill and craft in making drinks

How Skilled

mixologist
4 7.6
bartender
330 2.0
barmaid
  • UK
14 2.3

Surface Forms

mixologist singular
mixologists plural

Morphology

mixologist = mixology (semi-transparent) = mix + ology + ist

The word is built on the recognizable idea of drink mixing, but the intermediate noun 'mixology' and the occupational sense are specialized rather than fully literal.

Etymology

Mixologist is a modern, playful name built from mix 'to combine' and the ending -ologist 'expert', the same ending you see in biologist. So a mixologist is an 'expert at mixing' drinks, a skilled person who creates and serves cocktails.