Synonyms of public house
20 similar words
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
- noun A bar or tavern, often selling food and sometimes lodging; an inn.
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