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clubman

[ kluhb-muhn, -man ]

noun

, plural club·men [kluhb, -m, uh, n, -men].
  1. a man who belongs to a club, especially a fashionable club, and is active in club life.


clubman

/ ˈklʌbmən /

noun

  1. a man who is an enthusiastic member of a club or clubs
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of clubman1

First recorded in 1590–1600; club + man
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Example Sentences

Television news video showed a blue Mini Cooper Clubman, badly damaged and burned, being towed out of the home, with a woman sitting up on a stretcher and struggling as firefighters put her in an ambulance.

Television news video showed a blue Mini Cooper Clubman, badly damaged and burned, being towed out of the home, with a blond woman sitting up on a stretcher and struggling as firefighters put her in an ambulance.

In newspapers, Harrison was identified as “clubman,” “art collector,” or “Hollywood millionaire.”

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For wagon fans who may wish to stretch the definition, there are the Mini Clubman and the Subaru Outback.

The adorable Clubman is exceptional on the road, but it’s a rather shrunken take on the traditional wagon form; in other words, it’s a Mini.

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