potman

A historical term for a worker in an inn or public house who served customers and performed various chores.

• 🇫🇷Terme historique désignant un employé d'hôtel ou de pub qui servait les clients et effectuait diverses tâches.

1. Pub worker C1 formal british

   A person employed in a pub or inn to serve drinks, clean glasses, and perform general duties.

   • The potman wiped down the bar after the last customer left.
   • He worked as a potman at the local pub for several years.
   • The potman collected the empty glasses from the tables.

   🇫🇷employé de pub

   Synonymes: barkeepbarmanbartendertapster

• potmen plural form
• potmen's possessive plural form
• potman's possessive singular form