barfly

ˈbɑːrflaɪ

barflies

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Definition of barfly - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

frequent visitor

Rare

person who spends much time in bars

Rare

John is known as the local barfly.

pub crawler

regular

seeking partners

Rare

promiscuous person who frequents bars

Rare

She was labeled a barfly by her peers.

pub crawler

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Origin of barfly

English, bar (drinking place) + fly (frequent visitor)

Examples of barfly in a sentence

As a barfly, he spent every evening at the tavern.
Every night, he turned into a barfly, hopping from one pub to another.
The barfly was well-known by all the bartenders in town.

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French:habitué, noceuse, ...
German:Barhocker, Nachtmensch, ...
Italian:bevitore assiduo, persona da bar, ...
Spanish:parroquiano, habitual de bares, ...
Portuguese:habitué, boémio, ...
Chinese:酒吧常客, 酒吧浪子, ...
Japanese:バーフライ, ...
Arabic:مُدْمِن الحَانَة, شخص متردد على الحانات, ...
Hebrew:שַׁתְיָן בָּרִים, אָדָם שֶׁמִּתְרוֹעֵעַ תָּמִיד בְּבָרִים וּמְחַפֵּשׂ קֶשֶׁרִים רוֹמַנְטִיִּים, ...
Russian:завсегдатай, завсегдатай баров, ...
Ukrainian:завсідник барів, завсідниця барів, ...
Hindi:बारफ्लाई, बार प्रेमी, ...
Bengali:বারফ্লাই, বারপ্রেমী, ...
Catalan:penja-bars, noia de bar, ...
Czech:štamgast, promiskuitní člověk vysedávající po barech, ...
Danish:barflue, ...
Dutch:barvlieg, kroegtijger, ...
Greek:θαμώνας, θαμώνας μπαρ, ...
Hungarian:kocsmatöltelék, bárokban partnereket kereső kicsapongó ember, ...
Khmer:អ្នកឧស្សាហ៍ទៅអង្គុយផឹកនៅបារ៍, មនុស្សស្រើបស្រាលដែលឧស្សាហ៍ទៅបារ, ...
Korean:술집 마니아, 술집 애호가, ...
Persian:مشتری دائمی, بارفلی, ...
Polish:bywalec barów, bywalczyni barów, ...
Portuguese (BR):freguês, frequentadora de bares, ...
Romanian:client fidel, fată de bar, ...
Swedish:barhäng, barfluga, ...
Thai:ขาประจำบาร์, สาวบาร์, ...
Turkish:bar müdavimi, bar meraklısı, ...
Vietnamese:người thường xuyên đến quán bar, người phóng đãng, ...

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