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Synonyms of public house

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Another word for public house is pot-house. Other synonyms of public house are pub, bar, alehouse and taphouse.

Synonyms and similar words for public house

nounA bar or tavern, often selling food and sometimes lodging; an inn.

  • barA business selling alcoholic drinks for consumption on the premises, or the premises themselves; a public house.
  • taphouseA tavern.
  • roadhouse
  • alehouseA business, such as an inn or tavern, where ale is sold; (loosely) any beerhouse.
  • boozer Australia, slangA public house, pub.
  • drinker
  • drinkeryA place where alcoholic drinks are served; a public house.
  • gin jointA commercial establishment where alcoholic beverages are sold and consumed, especially one which is shabby or...
  • local BritishOne's nearest or regularly frequented public house or bar.
  • nineteenth holeA pub/bar where golfers go for drinks after a game of golf, usually in the clubhouse at the course.
  • pot-houseA business where alcoholic beverages and often food are served: a bar, a public house, a saloon, a tavern.
  • pubA public house where beverages, primarily alcoholic, may be bought and consumed, also providing food and sometimes...
  • rummeryA bar that mainly sells rum.
  • saloon USA tavern, especially in an American Old West setting.
  • tavernA building containing a bar licensed to sell alcoholic drinks, and offering sleeping accommodations for travelers.
  • watering holeA bar or other local drinking establishment.
  • boozing ken archaicA pub; a public house; a tavern.
  • bousing ken archaicA pub; a public house; a tavern.
  • gargle-factory obsolete, slangBar, pub, a place for drinking.
  • groggery archaicAn establishment that sells alcoholic beverages.

Meaning of public house

  1. noun A bar or tavern, often selling food and sometimes lodging; an inn.

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Questions about synonyms of public house

What is another word for public house?
Public house has 20 synonyms on Word.ws, such as pot-house, pub, bar, alehouse and taphouse.
What does public house mean?
Public house means a bar or tavern, often selling food and sometimes lodging; an inn.

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Adapted from Wiktionary: public house (page history and authors) and the entries of the words listed. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws grouped the synonyms and antonyms by meaning and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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