noun
- people who serve drinks, especially alcoholic beverages; bartenders or tavern keepers
Usage: archaic
Examples
- The old inn employed several skinkers to serve ale to weary travelers.
- Medieval skinkers were responsible for pouring wine at royal feasts.
- The skinkers worked late into the night serving customers at the tavern.
- In Shakespeare’s time, skinkers were common figures in public houses.
- The guild regulated the practices of local skinkers and brewers.