clubbie

[kluhb-ee]

noun

1. Baseball.,  a staff member in a clubhouse at a ballpark, responsible for clubhouse duties like cleaning, laundering, or managing those who do.

2. Informal.,  a person who frequents nightclubs.

3. Informal.,  a club member, especially of an amateur or junior sports club or team.

4. Informal, Australian.,  a member of a surf lifesavers club serving at a beach.

Example Sentences

A clubbie emerged from the Padres’ dugout with another small black PitchCom device.

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“I was like: ‘I know, it’s just spring training, I’ve already talked to the clubbie, we’re good.’

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Every clubbie and bat boy except Vandal and R.J.

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M.L.B.’s latest collective bargaining agreement, signed at the tail end of 2016, banned clubbie dues, which by that point had risen to $75 per player per day.

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Vucinich’s salary as a clubhouse manager, or clubbie — $300 per month — was decidedly not decent.

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