pub

1 of 2

noun

ˈpəb 

1

chiefly British : public house sense 2

2

: an establishment where alcoholic beverages are sold and consumed

pub

2 of 2

abbreviation

1

public

2

publication

3

publicity

4

published; publisher; publishing

Synonyms of pub

Noun

• tavern
• saloon
• bar
• nightclub

Examples of pub in a Sentence

Noun

We ate at a lot of good pubs on our trip to England last summer.

coworkers enjoying the convivial atmosphere of the Irish pub

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

Thank you to Jena Sims and her girlfriend for having fun and doing guy things in a Liverpool pub. — Joe Kinsey Outkick, FOXNews.com, 20 July 2026

His grandad was the singer and frontman in a pub band called Alfie & the Alcoholics. — Sam Davies, Rolling Stone, 20 July 2026

Don’t forget, the teenage Keegan was playing in a pub team and had taken a job at a local factory, the Pegler brassworks, before getting his first break at Scunthorpe United, training on a rugby pitch with the wrong-sized goalposts. — Daniel Taylor, New York Times, 20 July 2026

Kids and teens will love the new Treehouse activity center at Night Heron Park, which features a nature center, eight bowling lanes, an old-school arcade, an art studio, a family-friendly pub, and two golf simulators. — Beth Luberecki, USA Today, 18 July 2026

Word History

First Known Use

Noun

1800, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Phrases Containing pub

• pub crawl

Rhymes for pub

• bub
• club
• cub
• dub
• grub
• hub
• nub
• rub
• scrub
• shrub
• snub
• stub

Kids Definition

pub

noun

ˈpəb

chiefly British

: public house sense 2