Definition
A man who is a member of a club or clubs, especially one who frequents clubs regularly and is deeply involved in club life.
Etymology
From 'club' plus 'man' (meaning 'a person,' historically gendered masculine). Used since the 18th century to describe men whose social life centered on club membership and activities.
Kelly Says
Victorian clubmen were so committed to their clubs that some spent more time there than at home—their clubs provided everything: meals, newspapers, libraries, smoking rooms, and an all-male sanctuary where they could escape domestic life and conduct business.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
ክልብ አባል
kil-b a-bal
ARالعربية
عضو النادي
ʕa-m-u an-na-di
BNবাংলা
ক্লাবের সদস্য
kla-ber sod-d-y
CACatalà
Clubman
klub-man
CSČeština
Člen klubu
clen klu-bu
DEDeutsch
Clubmann
klub-mann
ELΕλληνικά
Μέλος συλλόγου
me-los si-llo-gou
ESEspañol
hombre de club
om-bre deh klub
FAفارسی
عضو باشگاه
ʕa-m-u bashgah
FRFrançais
homme de club
om-m deh klub
GUGU
કલબના સભ્ય
kal-ba-na sab-hy
HEעברית
חבר מועדון
chaver moadon
HIहिन्दी
क्लब का आदमी
klub ka a-da-mi
HUMagyar
Klubtag
klub-tag
IDBahasa Indonesia
Anggota klub
an-gota klub
ITItaliano
Clubman
klub-man
KKKK
Клубы мүше
klub-by mush-e
KMKM
សមាជិកគ្រុប
sa-ma-jik kru-up
MRMR
क्लबचा सदस्य
kl-ba-cha sad-sys
MSBahasa Melayu
Ahli kelab
ah-li kelab
MYမြန်မာ
ကလပ်ဝင်
ka-la-p-win
NLNederlands
Clubman
klub-man
PAPA
ਕਲਬ ਦਾ ਮੈਂਬਰ
kal-ba da mai-n-bar
PLPolski
Członek klubu
czlon-ek klu-bu
PTPortuguês
homem de clube
om-em deh klub
RORomână
Membru al clubului
mem-bru al klu-bui
RUРусский
Клубник
klub-nik
SVSvenska
Clubman
klub-man
SWKiswahili
Mjumbe wa klabu
mu-m-be wa kla-bu
TAதமிழ்
கிளப் உறுப்பினர்
ki-la-p ur-u-pin-ar
TEతెలుగు
클럽 సభ్యుడు
keul-ub sab-yu-du
THไทย
สมาชิกสโมสร
sa-ma-chik smo-sor
TLTL
Miyembro ng klub
mi-yem-bro ng klub
TRTürkçe
Kulüp adamı
kul-up a-da-mi
UKУкраїнська
Член клубу
chlen klu-bu
URاردو
کلب کا ممبر
kal-ba ka mem-bar
VITiếng Việt
Thành viên câu lạc bộ
thanh vien cau lac bo
ZH中文
俱乐部会员
jùlèbù huìyuán
Ethical Language Guidance
Gender History
Clubman explicitly denotes male membership in historically male-only clubs and associations. The gendered term crystallizes the de facto and de jure exclusion of women from institutional spaces of privilege and political influence in the 19th and 20th centuries.
Inclusive Usage
Use 'club member' or 'clubgoer' to denote membership without gender assumption. When historical context requires specificity, use 'male club member' with full transparency.
Inclusive Alternatives
["club member","clubgoer","clubber"]
Empowerment Note
Women historians and archivists have documented how club exclusion marginalized women from professional networks, business deals, and civic participation—work erased when language treats clubman as a neutral universal.