clubhouse

noun

club·​house ˈkləb-ˌhau̇s 

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

Synonyms of clubhouse

• lodge
• club

Examples of clubhouse in a Sentence

we plan to meet at the clubhouse each week

Recent Examples on the Web

Players were crying on the plane to Houston and hugging teammates in the clubhouse minutes before the deadline. — Mitch Bannon, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026

Johnson had the ball in his locker from his first pitch and first strikeout, thanks to the Rays clubhouse staff but said the events of the last couple days haven’t fully sunk in yet. — Marc Topkin, The Orlando Sentinel, 7 Sep. 2026

The course also recently opened a new clubhouse with golf simulators and a restaurant. — Langston Wertz Jr, Charlotte Observer, 6 Sep. 2026

The space feels more like a clubhouse than a hotel restaurant with bookshelves lined with seafaring tomes and photography books of Orange County, except this club comes with unobstructed views of the beach and ocean. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 5 Sep. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1680, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for clubhouse

• alehouse
• almshouse
• backhouse
• baghouse
• bakehouse
• bathhouse
• bauhaus
• blockhouse
• boathouse
• brewhouse
• bunkhouse
• courthouse

Kids Definition

clubhouse

noun

club·​house ˈkləb-ˌhau̇s 

1

: a meeting place (as a house) used by a club for club activities

2

: locker rooms used by an athletic team