clubhouse

noun

club·​house ˈkləb-ˌhau̇s How to pronounce clubhouse (audio)
Synonyms of clubhousenext
1
: a house occupied by a club or used for club activities
2
: locker rooms used by an athletic team
3
: a building at a golf course typically housing a locker room, pro shop, and restaurant

Examples of clubhouse in a Sentence

we plan to meet at the clubhouse each week
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Kudos to White Sox Chairman Jerry Reinsdorf for keeping up with the times after new Sox slugger Munetaka Murakama noticed the White Sox clubhouse was missing something that would tie the room together — a bidet. Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 4 Feb. 2026 However, the Jays believe their clubhouse culture could welcome any new player, a team source said early in the winter. Mitch Bannon, New York Times, 4 Feb. 2026 Food and drink concessionaires, professional caterers, HOA clubhouses, event planners — any purveyor that’s not a public restaurant, food truck, flea market stall or food hall vendor — are also excluded from the roundup. Phillip Valys, Sun Sentinel, 3 Feb. 2026 At Toro, located in the clubhouse of the TPC course with a patio overlooking both the fairway and the McDowell Mountain Range, Sandoval focuses on Latin American fare blended with Japanese offerings. Lizbeth Scordo, Condé Nast Traveler, 31 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for clubhouse

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1680, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of clubhouse was circa 1680

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“Clubhouse.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/clubhouse. Accessed 11 Feb. 2026.

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clubhouse

noun
club·​house ˈkləb-ˌhau̇s How to pronounce clubhouse (audio)
1
: a meeting place (as a house) used by a club for club activities
2
: locker rooms used by an athletic team

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