barista /bəˈɹiːs.tə/noun 1verb 1forms 6 noun1 •A person who prepares coffee in a coffee shop for customers. verb1 •To work as a barista.Nevertheless, we’ll both be done with barista-ing soon. — 2009 formsbarista'd · baristaed · barista-ing · baristaing · baristas · baristi