massage parlor

noun

: an establishment that provides massage treatments

also : one offering sexual services in addition to or in lieu of massage

Examples of massage parlor in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Gross was suspected of a gruesome murder of Ying Li, an employee at a massage parlor who was beheaded in her Northland apartment. — Matthew Kelly, Kansas City Star, 18 Sep. 2026

Investigators went to the massage parlor and located the suspect, identified as 50-year-old Liangfu Zheng of Napa. — Tim Fang, CBS News, 15 Sep. 2026

In the early hours of the following morning, four referees who officiated the match were allegedly taken to a massage parlor by the KFA, which spent 760,000 Korean won ($536). — Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 12 Aug. 2026

The women arrested in massage parlor raids are often Chinese or, more recently, Venezuelan immigrants, according to the Cook County public defender’s office and local court records. — Sam Charles, Chicago Tribune, 13 July 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1906, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for massage parlor

• parlour