Home › Words › B › bargirlbargirl/ˈbɑː(ɹ)ɡɜː(ɹ)l/bargirl means A woman who works as a hostess in a bar, typically in Southeast Asia and catering to male clients, and who may provide personal entertainment or sexual services.bargirl is pronounced /ˈbɑː(ɹ)ɡɜː(ɹ)l/.EtymologyFrom bar + girl.nounA woman who works as a hostess in a bar, typically in Southeast Asia and catering to male clients, and who may provide personal entertainment or sexual services.e.g.“San Francisco's local, for example, initially admitted bargirls, but following the public condemnation of bargirls in the late 1930s, the local appointed a committee to investigate the situation.” — 1991, Dorothy Cobble, Dishing It Out, University of Illinois Press, →ISBN, page 126:Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.barmaid 64% match — A woman who serves in a bar. vs bargirl →barwoman 62% match — A woman who serves drinks at a bar. vs bargirl →bargewoman 61% match — The female equivalent of a bargeman. vs bargirl →barboy 61% match — A young man who works in a bar, serving alcohol etc. vs bargirl →barlady 60% match — The woman who serves at a bar; a barmaid or landlady. vs bargirl →bartendress 59% match — A female bartender. vs bargirl →bargoer 59% match — One who goes to or attends bars. vs bargirl →barworker 58% match — An employee at a bar (drinking establishment) vs bargirl →