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

King Von, a rising rapper in Chicago’s drill scene and a childhood friend of Durk, was shot and killed outside an Atlanta nightclub on Nov. 6, 2020, after an argument between two groups turned into a fight in the parking lot. —Bill Donahue, Billboard, 25 Oct. 2024

The now closed nightclub 96 West was one of Doroshow’s main safe havens. —Eva Reign, Them, 24 Oct. 2024

Verb

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

The play will follow the life of the edgy comic from getting her start at small Greenwich Village nightclubs to being a regular act on The Tonight Show. —Gillian Telling, Peoplemag, 9 Sep. 2024

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