barista
noun
ba·ris·ta
bə-ˈrē-stə 
bä-ˈrē-stä
: a person who makes and serves coffee (such as espresso) to the public
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After Trump was elected, businesses raced to grow their inventories and increased their orders from suppliers even further to get in front of potential tariffs.
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Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN, 7 Feb. 2025
For example, in one store a barista is being reassigned to exclusively focus on writing on cups during the busiest times.
—Bloomberg, Orange County Register, 6 Feb. 2025
Once the sisters and Wendell arrived at Starbucks, Hassanzadeh went to order a drink from the barista.
—Jordan Greene, People.com, 4 Feb. 2025
Pour Jons roasts its own beans on site, so the barista has the recipe dialed in.
—Worth Sparkman, Axios, 29 Jan. 2025
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Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN, 7 Feb. 2025
For example, in one store a barista is being reassigned to exclusively focus on writing on cups during the busiest times.
—Bloomberg, Orange County Register, 6 Feb. 2025
Once the sisters and Wendell arrived at Starbucks, Hassanzadeh went to order a drink from the barista.
—Jordan Greene, People.com, 4 Feb. 2025
Pour Jons roasts its own beans on site, so the barista has the recipe dialed in.
—Worth Sparkman, Axios, 29 Jan. 2025
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“Barista.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/barista. Accessed 11 Feb. 2025.
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