coatroom

noun

coat·​room ˈkōt-ˌrüm How to pronounce coatroom (audio)
-ˌru̇m
Synonyms of coatroomnext
: cloakroom, checkroom

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Three arches cover the walkway from the garage to the coatroom. — Karen A. Avitabile, Hartford Courant, 28 Jan. 2024 In New York, at the turn of the twentieth century, some enterprising concessionaires paid restaurants thousands of dollars a year to run their coatrooms. — Zach Helfand, The New Yorker, 25 Dec. 2023

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First Known Use

1870, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of coatroom was in 1870

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coatroom

noun
coat·​room ˈkōt-ˌrüm How to pronounce coatroom (audio)
-ˌru̇m
: checkroom

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