coffeehouse

noun

cof·​fee·​house ˈkȯ-fē-ˌhau̇s 

ˈkä-

: an establishment that sells coffee and usually other refreshments and that commonly serves as an informal club for its regular customers

Examples of coffeehouse in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

And our coffeehouses felt warm, welcoming and full of joy. —Jonathan Limehouse, USA Today, 14 Nov. 2025

Of the more than 50 Starbucks coffeehouses in and around the Charlotte metro, none are unionized and likely won’t be impacted by the employee walkout. —Tanasia Kenney, Charlotte Observer, 12 Nov. 2025

Some claimed that there were only one or two Bearistas available at their local coffeehouses. —Raven Brunner, PEOPLE, 10 Nov. 2025

In the early 1700s, a growing reading public and coffeehouse networks created steady demand for text, giving rise to Grub Street—the slop generator of its time. —Deni Ellis Béchard, Scientific American, 8 Nov. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1612, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for coffeehouse

• boardinghouse
• charterhouse
• clearinghouse
• customhouse
• firehouse
• meetinghouse
• motherhouse
• packinghouse
• pilothouse
• powerhouse
• slaughterhouse
• summerhouse

Kids Definition

coffeehouse

noun

cof·​fee·​house ˈkȯ-fē-ˌhau̇s 

ˈkäf-ē-

: a business that sells coffee and usually other refreshments and that often serves as an informal club for its regular customers