nightclub

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noun

night·​club ˈnīt-ˌkləb 

: a place of entertainment open at night usually serving food and liquor and providing music and space for dancing and often having a floor show

nightclub

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verb

nightclubbed; nightclubbing; nightclubs

intransitive verb

: to patronize nightclubs

nightclubber noun

Synonyms

Noun

• bistro
• boîte
• cabaret
• café
• cafe
• club
• nightspot
• nitery
• niterie
• roadhouse
• supper club

Examples of nightclub in a Sentence

Noun

decided to go dancing at a local nightclub after the long dinner and movie

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

Remy Ma, 44, went to prison for the 2007 shooting of a woman outside of a New York nightclub. —Cheryl V. Jackson, The Indianapolis Star, 12 Dec. 2024

Scenic designer Maggie Armendariz gives us a colorful nightclub setting around a high platform, rolling props and a Keith Haring-like translucent sculpture above the stage that alters with the play's mood, amplified by Patrick Anthony's nimble lighting. —Michael Barnes, Austin American-Statesman, 10 Dec. 2024

Verb

Then, the couple hopped on a Vespa to nightclub Heaven Can Wait—where the real party began with performances by Johnnie Walker, Christeene, and Amber Martin. —Elise Taylor, Vogue, 4 Nov. 2024

South Korea, as mentioned above, was able to identify hundreds of new cases that had spread from a cluster of Seoul nightclubs in a matter of days. —Jeremy Konyndyk, Foreign Affairs, 8 June 2020

Word History

First Known Use

Noun

1871, in the meaning defined above

Verb

1929, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

nightclub

noun

night·​club

-ˌkləb

: a place of entertainment open in the evening and usually serving food and liquor, having a floor show, and providing music for dancing