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

Noun

• bar
• barroom
• café
• cafe
• cantina [Southwest]
• dramshop
• gin mill
• grogshop [chiefly British]
• public house [chiefly British]
• saloon
• taproom
• tavern
• watering hole
• watering place

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

Woodstock is a classic Cotswolds village with cobbled streets, antique shops, lots of pubs and access to sprawling parkland at Blenheim. —Joanne Shurvell, Forbes.com, 25 June 2025

The half-block bounded by 7th and 8th Streets, and K and Merchant Streets, including an Irish pub and Butcher & Barrel. —Annika Merrilees, Sacbee.com, 25 June 2025

Wakefield, who hailed from the English county of East Yorkshire, managed a local pub. —Cara Lynn Shultz, People.com, 24 June 2025

The former Canada international’s parents were married in the pub at the bottom of the mountain, with their honeymoon spent in the area, in the north-west of Wales. —Megan Feringa, New York Times, 19 June 2025

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