barroom

noun

bar·​room ˈbär-ˌrüm 

-ˌru̇m

: a room or establishment whose main feature is a bar for the sale of liquor : bar entry 1 sense 5b

a barroom brawl

Synonyms

• bar
• café
• cafe
• cantina [Southwest]
• dramshop
• gin mill
• grogshop [chiefly British]
• pub
• public house [chiefly British]
• saloon
• taproom
• tavern
• watering hole
• watering place

Examples of barroom in a Sentence

a barroom long popular with working folks looking for a place to unwind at the end of the day

Recent Examples on the Web

World & Nation Profile : Le Pen: Dark Side of the French Soul : Crude, powerful and dangerous, the onetime barroom brawler with the mesmerizing oratory has built a career on hatred. —Thomas Adamson, Los Angeles Times, 7 Jan. 2025

Jessica Nicholson: This song blends a weekend barroom party groove, with lyrics steeped in laidback, workweek escapism, all rolled into one. —Jason Lipshutz, Billboard, 27 Nov. 2024

Consider it a chance to engage in barroom golf discussion. —Brody Miller, The Athletic, 21 Nov. 2024

And so this is a club who, in the language of the barroom, are bouncing off the walls, p****d out of their skulls but somehow still clutching their packet of pork scratchings. —George Caulkin, The Athletic, 14 Aug. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1742, in the meaning defined above

Phrases Containing barroom

• barroom brawl

Kids Definition

barroom

noun

bar·​room ˈbär-ˌrüm 

-ˌru̇m

: a place of business for the sale of alcoholic drinks