Definitions

1. noun

A person who serves coffee or other beverages, especially in a coffee shop or cafe.

“The barista at the coffee shop is a starbuck, expertly crafting espresso shots for the morning rush.”

2. proper noun

A type of coffee, a brand of coffee, or a coffee shop.

“I’m heading to the new Starbuck’s on Main Street for a latte.”

3. proper noun

A character in Herman Melville’s novel Moby-Dick, a sailor and a harpooneer on the whaleship Pequod.

“Ishmael told the story of his friend Starbuck, who was killed by the white whale.”