cathouse
noun
cat·house ˈkat-ˌhau̇s 
plural cathouses
informal
: a place where prostitutes are available : brothel
Raymond's whorehouses helped the town's economy quite a bit. … I used to find out what the cathouses were like inside because I often went there to pick up drunks.
Ron Strickland
Ron Strickland
Synonyms
- bagnio
- bawdy house
- bordello
- brothel
- disorderly house
- sporting house
- stew
- whorehouse
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Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web There was a cathouse in the apartment complex above it. Bruce Jenkins, San Francisco Chronicle, 16 Apr. 2022 The cathouse madam Billie (played with authority and delight by Kate Shindle) has more to do than before. Alexis Soloski, New York Times, 9 Apr. 2018
Bruce Jenkins, San Francisco Chronicle, 16 Apr. 2022 The cathouse madam Billie (played with authority and delight by Kate Shindle) has more to do than before. Alexis Soloski, New York Times, 9 Apr. 2018 Word History
First Known Use
1882, in the meaning defined above
cathouse
noun
as in brothel
a building in which prostitutes are available soldiers on leave looking for a cathouse in the tenderloin Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- brothel
- whorehouse
- bordello
- bagnio
- bawdy house
- disorderly house
- stew
- sporting house
- harem
- crib
- seraglio
- massage parlor
- call house