nightclub

American  

[nahyt-kluhb] / ˈnaɪtˌklʌb /

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.

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verb (used without object)

nightclubbed, nightclubbing

1. to visit nightclubs.

nightclub British  

/ 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

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Other Word Forms

• nightclubber noun

Etymology

Origin of nightclub

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

Example Sentences

It's the city that brought us Oasis, Joy Division, the Stone Roses, the Hacienda nightclub and, more recently, the Parklife music festival.

From BBC

In December, Axelrod cut a $35 million debt deal with a Dubai-based company behind the Pacha nightclubs brand to bring the Mirage back once again, this time as “Pacha New York.”

From The Wall Street Journal

An altercation with a nightclub bouncer in Wellington, a wasteful Ashes performance and a foolish attempt to hide the truth, for which he later had to come clean.

From BBC

The canteen, where staff were playing ping pong and pool just 24 hours earlier, was transformed into a nightclub with more than 400 guests.

From BBC

When Annie takes a job at a nightclub in Memphis, she says of its penny-pinching owner: “The man was tight as a skeeter’s teeter.”

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

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