nightclub

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noun

night·​club ˈnīt-ˌkləb How to pronounce nightclub (audio)
Synonyms of nightclubnext
: a place of entertainment open at night usually serving food and liquor and providing music and space for dancing and often having a floor show

nightclub

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verb

nightclubbed; nightclubbing; nightclubs

intransitive verb

: to patronize nightclubs
nightclubber noun

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Examples of nightclub in a Sentence

Noun decided to go dancing at a local nightclub after the long dinner and movie
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Noun
Dayo Wong and Sammi Cheng head the cast of the film, directed by Jack Ng, about a fading nightclub’s fight against a hostile takeover. — Liz Shackleton, Deadline, 2 July 2026 The business in question is stealing Georgia’s nightclub idea, though Charlie maintains that’s not what’s happening because his club won’t have any bowling. — Tom Smyth, Vulture, 2 July 2026
Verb
South Korea, as mentioned above, was able to identify hundreds of new cases that had spread from a cluster of Seoul nightclubs in a matter of days. — Jeremy Konyndyk, Foreign Affairs, 8 June 2020 Sir Lady Java wore feathers and danced in Los Angeles nightclubs a half-century ago. — Jeffrey Fleishman, Los Angeles Times, 22 June 2023 See All Example Sentences for nightclub

Word History

First Known Use

Noun

1871, in the meaning defined above

Verb

1929, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of nightclub was in 1871

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“Nightclub.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nightclub. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.

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nightclub

noun
night·​club
-ˌkləb
: a place of entertainment open in the evening and usually serving food and liquor, having a floor show, and providing music for dancing

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