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

The officer has said that over two days, a confident and healthy Mas'ud detailed his involvement in the bombings of Pan Am 103 and a Berlin nightclub.

From BBC

Burton, who pleaded guilty to four counts of importing Class A and B drugs, was arrested at an Ibiza nightclub for unrelated drug dealing offences in August 2023.

From BBC

“It’s actually really nice to be here because it was another home for me,” says Curry, 79, looking up at the empty stage inside the Sunset Strip nightclub.

From Los Angeles Times

He had been in a nightclub with friends in the resort of Playa de las Americas and then went to an Airbnb in the north of the island with two men he had met.

From BBC

A nightclub that saw four people injured in a shooting has said it will remain closed until further notice and is reviewing its security procedures.

From BBC

Related Words

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