cardroom

¹ American  

[kahrd-room, -room] / ˈkɑrdˌrum, -ˌrʊm /

noun

1. a room equipped for playing cards.

   The club has a big cardroom.

2. (in some U.S. states or cities) a commercial gambling establishment licensed to conduct card games, usually poker, only.

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cardroom ² American  

[kahrd-room, -room] / ˈkɑrdˌrum, -ˌrʊm /

noun

1. a room for carding wool.

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Etymology

Origin of cardroom¹

First recorded in 1750–60; card ¹ + room

Origin of cardroom²

card ² + room

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Example Sentences

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cardroom

It estimated that the changes could cut the number of cardroom jobs in half and significantly reduce the industry’s positive economic impact.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 9, 2026

The regulations are a turning point in a decades-long fight between tribal casinos and the cardroom industry.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 27, 2026

A modern cardroom and restaurant will replace the 1950s concrete structure in September.

From Washington Times ● Jan. 5, 2020

But as Holden, a British literary critic, reached the Golden Nugget's cardroom, he remembered the gambler's formula for chump detection: "If you can't spot the sucker in your first half-hour at the table, it's you."

From Time Magazine Archive

Then they went to the cardroom, where the older persons were playing casino, and were sitting very solemn, as if it were not a party at all.

From Hints to Pilgrims by Charles Stephen Brooks

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