poolroom

American  

[pool-room, -room] / ˈpulˌrum, -ˌrʊm /

noun

1. an establishment or room for the playing of pool or billiards.

2. a place where betting is carried on, especially illegally; a bookmaker's establishment.

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poolroom British  

/ ˈpuːlˌruːm, -ˌrʊm /

noun

1. a hall or establishment where pool, billiards, etc, are played

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Etymology

Origin of poolroom

First recorded in 1860–65; pool ² + room

Example Sentences

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poolroom

The Delgadillo poolroom was now a Route 66 souvenir shop, the first among dozens along the route.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 12, 2026

In 1961, Clarence E. Gideon was arrested and accused of breaking into a poolroom and stealing money from a cigarette machine.

From Textbooks ● Jul. 28, 2021

Clarence Earl Gideon went to prison for breaking into a poolroom in Florida.

From Textbooks ● Jan. 1, 2016

It has six new restaurants, a poolroom and bowling alley, three movie theaters.

From Time Magazine Archive

Theirs was the Cadillac of clubhouses, sporting several parlors and a poolroom, a bounty of boxing gloves, baseball team jerseys, bats, and cleats, all paid for by their political patron, Frank Ragen.

From "A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919" by Claire Hartfield