clubbern.
/ˈklʌbə/, U.S. /ˈkləbər/ 1. One who clubs or combines for any object; one who belongs to a club; a member of a club.
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society > society and the community > social relations > an association, society, or organization > types of association, society, or organization > [noun] > club > member
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1633 P. Massinger New Way to pay Old Debts i. i. sig. B2 Whores, and canters, Clubbers by night.
a1700 Sc. Pasquils (1868) 192 Rejoice old clubbers, Rosse and Skelmorlie, Dalrymple's faction now hath lost an eye.
1719 in T. D'Urfey Wit & Mirth III. 304 The Punch Clubbers strait will be sitting.
1834 Gentleman's Mag. 104 i. 107 Indeed..‘He was an excellent clubber’.
2. One who wields a club, a clubman.
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society > armed hostility > warrior > armed man > [noun] > club or stick
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society > law > law enforcement > law-enforcement or peace-officer > [noun] > armed with club
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1887 Voice (N.Y.) 18 Aug. [His] reputation as a clubber and as an efficient riot-queller is much more than local.
Draft additions June 2001
colloquial. A person who frequently goes to nightclubs, esp. to dance; a person at a nightclub.
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1966 Guardian 9 July 8/2 Occasional clubbers often become obsessed, fanatical clubbers.
1986 City Limits 15 Jan. 49 January is always a penny pinching time for clubbers and club owners alike.
1992 i-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.
1996 Time 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.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1891; most recently modified version published online March 2019).
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