nightclub

[ nahyt-kluhb ]

noun

1. Also night club. an establishment for evening entertainment, generally open until the early morning, that serves liquor and usually food and offers patrons music, comedy acts, a floor show, or dancing; nightspot.

verb (used without object)

, night·clubbed, night·club·bing.

1. to visit nightclubs.

nightclub

/ ˈnaɪtˌklʌb /

noun

1. a place of entertainment open until late at night, formerly offering food, drink, a floor show, dancing, etc, but now usually featuring loud amplified music for dancing

Derived Forms

• ˈnightˌclubber, noun

Other Words From

• nightclubber noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of nightclub¹

An Americanism dating back to 1880–85; night + club

Example Sentences

Rona wears the ’30s silk tank when a dreamy summer day morphs into first kisses at a nightclub — before benders and breakups.

From Los Angeles Times

"I went to karate school, and we illegally went into nightclubs, to make a little money break-dancing," he told us.

From BBC

They were able to establish that the pair had met at a nightclub, danced together and then travelled to the man's rented apartment.

From BBC

He said it would be "the end of an era" if the building did not continue as a nightclub.

From BBC

Mr Wonderful Takes a Cruise and its sequel Mr Wonderful Seeks Immortality detail his trips to, among other places, Bromley, Balham and the nightclub Spearmint Rhino.

From BBC

Related Words

• bar
• bistro
• cabaret
• disco
• discotheque
• restaurant
• saloon
• speakeasy
• tavern
• watering hole