nightclub

[nahyt-kluhb]

noun

1. Also night club an establishment for evening entertainment, generally open until the early morning, that serves liquor and usually food and offers patrons music, comedy acts, a floor show, or dancing; nightspot.

verb (used without object)

nightclubbed, nightclubbing 

1. to visit nightclubs.

nightclub

/ ˈnaɪtˌklʌb /

noun

1. a place of entertainment open until late at night, formerly offering food, drink, a floor show, dancing, etc, but now usually featuring loud amplified music for dancing

Other Word Forms

• nightclubber noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of nightclub¹

An Americanism dating back to 1880–85; night + club

Example Sentences

"At the end of the date, we said we'd quite like to go to a nightclub," said Sue.

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Some said Miles had borrowed money and not repaid it, while one person posted a receipt from a London nightclub with a staggering bill, saying: "Where's your friend? He owes me £200k."

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Thirty-five people and three institutions have gone on trial in North Macedonia over a devastating fire at a nightclub that killed 63, mainly young, people in March.

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One area where medical cannabis patients said they were seeing more understanding was at gigs and nightclubs.

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Thousands of people joined a rally in the North Macedonia capital on Saturday to support the families of 63 people killed in a deadly nightclub fire this year.

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Related Words

• bar 
• bistro 
• cabaret 
• disco 
• discotheque 
• restaurant 
• saloon 
• speakeasy 
• tavern 
• watering hole