clubbie
Americannoun
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Baseball. a staff member in a clubhouse at a ballpark, responsible for clubhouse duties like cleaning, laundering, or managing those who do.
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Informal. a person who frequents nightclubs.
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Informal. a club member, especially of an amateur or junior sports club or team.
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Informal, Australian. a member of a surf lifesavers club serving at a beach.
Example Sentences
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A clubbie emerged from the Padres’ dugout with another small black PitchCom device.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 12, 2022
Every clubbie and bat boy except Vandal and R.J.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 27, 2021
Vucinich’s salary as a clubhouse manager, or clubbie — $300 per month — was decidedly not decent.
From New York Times • Aug. 26, 2021
M.L.B.’s latest collective bargaining agreement, signed at the tail end of 2016, banned clubbie dues, which by that point had risen to $75 per player per day.
From New York Times • Aug. 26, 2021
The gist was soon known beyond the boundary: that Paine wasn't good enough to be playing against them; that he was a clubbie accidentally playing Test cricket.
From BBC • Dec. 24, 2020
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