bathhouse

noun

bath·​house ˈbath-ˌhau̇s How to pronounce bathhouse (audio)
ˈbäth-
1
: a building equipped for bathing
2
: a building containing dressing rooms for bathers

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The 7,100-square-foot mansion sports a pool and bathhouse. Kyle Khan-Mullins, Forbes.com, 17 Apr. 2025 This growing sector of community saunas seems to offer something that many of the larger-scale bathhouses and national sauna franchises can not: the chance to meet a stranger. Sylvie Florman, Vogue, 5 Mar. 2025 Each product represents a self-care ritual done at a bathhouse and this body oil is meant as the final step. Celia Shatzman, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2025 This frank film follows gay man Johan (Magnus Juhl Andersen), an employee in a gay bathhouse who sparks a connection with a transgender man, William (Nina Terese Rask, who is trans-masculine and a popular Danish comedian). Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 1 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for bathhouse

Word History

First Known Use

1705, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of bathhouse was in 1705

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“Bathhouse.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bathhouse. Accessed 6 May. 2025.

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bathhouse

noun
bath·​house ˈbath-ˌhau̇s How to pronounce bathhouse (audio)
ˈbȧth-
1
2
: a building containing dressing rooms for swimmers

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