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clubber|ˈklʌbə(r)| [f. club v. or n. + -er.] 1. One who clubs or combines for any object; one who belongs to a club; a member of a club.
1633Massinger New Way i. i, Whores and canters, Clubbers by night. a1700Sc. Pasquils (1868) 192 Rejoice old clubbers, Rosse and Skelmorlie, Dalrymple's faction now hath lost an eye. 1719D'Urfey Pills III. 304 The Punch Clubbers strait will be sitting. 1834Gentl. Mag. CIV. i. 107 Indeed..‘He was an excellent clubber’. 2. One who wields a club, a clubman.
1887Voice (N. York) 18 Aug., [His] reputation as a clubber and as an efficient riot-queller is much more than local.
▸ colloq. A person who frequently goes to nightclubs, esp. to dance; a person at a nightclub.
1966Guardian 9 July 8/2 Occasional clubbers often become obsessed, fanatical clubbers. 1986City Limits 15 Jan. 49 January is always a penny pinching time for clubbers and club owners alike. 1992i-D July 77/2 The Sandals' irreverent combination of acidic jazz, raw funk and potty psychedelia has obviously struck a chord with clubbers who feel the fun has gone out of nightlife. 1996Time Out N.Y. 14 Feb. 33/1 Deep trippy house in the basement puts you in the mood to chat up the other hard-core clubbers you recognize from your last stop. |