nightclubbern.
/ˈnʌɪtˌklʌbə/, U.S. /ˈnaɪtˌkləbər/ Originally U.S.
A person who regularly goes to nightclubs; a person at a nightclub.
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1913 Morning Oregonian (Portland, Oregon) 9 Mar. iii. 6/7 I bet many a night-clubber wishes he could mail himself home via parcel post.
1925 Collier's 3 Oct. 15/3 The seasoned night-clubber has an hour or two of some other occupation before the night club claims him.
1936 Evening Independent (Massillon, Ohio) 20 July 4/3 Scott Fitzgerald, whom the reviewers like to paint as a nightclubber and dance jernt [= joint] addict, has danced twice in 5 years.
1952 B. Ulanov Hist. Jazz in Amer. xv. 177 From the general hubbub of night clubs and the particular cries and grunts of night-clubbers..Bubber made his music.
1966 H. Davies New London Spy (1967) 76 When the night clubbers and the strippers sleep, the cheese shops and the wine shops come into their own.
1992 Courier-Mail (Brisbane) 25 June 3/3 ‘He had everyone fooled,’ said nightclubber Megan Lockhart, 19.
2003 CMJ New Music Monthly Jan. 67/2 (advt.) The band has been astonishing local night-clubbers for several months.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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