: a room or establishment whose main feature is a bar for the sale of liquor : bar entry 1 sense 5b
a barroom brawl
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a barroom long popular with working folks looking for a place to unwind at the end of the day
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In the summertime, the bar's back patio can feel like a secret French cafe, while in the winter, the stone and brick barroom takes on the cozy vibes of a New England lodge with its roaring fireplace, Tiffany chandeliers and candlelit tables.
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Keith Pandolfi, Cincinnati Enquirer, 30 Jan. 2026
Eisenman takes the sacred and drags it across the barroom floor.
—Jerry Saltz, Vulture, 25 Dec. 2025
Expect there to be a lot of social media/TV/barroom/watercooler chatter over how both teams should go back to those looks.
—Jim Reineking, USA Today, 11 Dec. 2025
By the early 1930s, widespread crime, tainted liquor and the need for tax revenue fueled public dissatisfaction, ultimately leading to Prohibition’s repeal in 1933 and the return of regulated barrooms.
—Lucy Notarantonio, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Nov. 2025
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Keith Pandolfi, Cincinnati Enquirer, 30 Jan. 2026
Eisenman takes the sacred and drags it across the barroom floor.
—Jerry Saltz, Vulture, 25 Dec. 2025
Expect there to be a lot of social media/TV/barroom/watercooler chatter over how both teams should go back to those looks.
—Jim Reineking, USA Today, 11 Dec. 2025
By the early 1930s, widespread crime, tainted liquor and the need for tax revenue fueled public dissatisfaction, ultimately leading to Prohibition’s repeal in 1933 and the return of regulated barrooms.
—Lucy Notarantonio, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Nov. 2025
See All Example Sentences for barroom
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“Barroom.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/barroom. Accessed 11 Feb. 2026.
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barroom
noun
bar·room
ˈbär-ˌrüm 
-ˌru̇m
: a place of business for the sale of alcoholic drinks
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