clubhouse

noun

club·​house ˈkləb-ˌhau̇s How to pronounce clubhouse (audio)
Synonyms of clubhousenext
1
: a house occupied by a club or used for club activities
2
: locker rooms used by an athletic team
3
: a building at a golf course typically housing a locker room, pro shop, and restaurant

Examples of clubhouse in a Sentence

we plan to meet at the clubhouse each week
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In 1995, to raise money for the Millay Colony for the Arts, Sondheim created a hunt at a Manhattan clubhouse. Michael Schulman, New Yorker, 15 Dec. 2025 As a ballplayer, Kent was as irascible as Bonds; the two alphas reportedly brawled behind clubhouse doors, and famously clashed in the dugout during a 2002 game, when Bonds lunged for Kent’s throat and pushed him against the wall. Jeremy Collins, The Atlantic, 12 Dec. 2025 Bo Bichette and Louis Varland both said during the postseason that Straw was the most important player in the clubhouse. Jackson Roberts, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2025 While Bregman quickly became a popular figure within the Red Sox organization and made a huge impact on the clubhouse, his lone season in Boston did not go off without a hitch. Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 7 Dec. 2025 See All Example Sentences for clubhouse

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1680, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of clubhouse was circa 1680

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“Clubhouse.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/clubhouse. Accessed 22 Dec. 2025.

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clubhouse

noun
club·​house ˈkləb-ˌhau̇s How to pronounce clubhouse (audio)
1
: a meeting place (as a house) used by a club for club activities
2
: locker rooms used by an athletic team

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