Clubman

noun

noun ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A man who attends a social club. dated

    "The fattest clubman in London. He sits at one of the little club tables in the huge bay by the fire, stuffing."

  2. 2
    A warrior who uses a club as a weapon.

    "The clubmen were second-class warriors. They wore closely woven braided coconut-husk armor and would drill with their clubs in preparation for war."

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Example

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"The fattest clubman in London. He sits at one of the little club tables in the huge bay by the fire, stuffing."

Etymology

From club + -man.

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