tavern

[tav-ern] / ˈtæv ərn /

NOUN

business establishment for serving drink, food

Synonyms

STRONGEST

bar hotel inn lodge lounge pub saloon watering hole

STRONG

alehouse barroom dive hostelry joint roadhouse speakeasy suds taphouse taproom

WEAK

beer joint drinkery gin mill grog shop honky-tonk night spot nineteenth hole public house

Example Sentences

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Then the Berlin Wall fell, Navy funds dwindled, budget cuts hit and the tavern emptied out.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 18, 2026

Here, the harbingers of the new golden age of the old-school American tavern.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 27, 2026

What he may sacrifice in culinary experimentation, he more than makes up for as a tavern keeper by tapping into a sense of community he couldn’t find in the sleek kitchens of New York.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 27, 2026

The police added that the tavern was licensed.

From BBC • Dec. 21, 2025

We ducked into the barn and stared at the tavern.

From "My Brother Sam is Dead" by James Lincoln Collier and Christopher Collier

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