changing room

noun

A room, especially in a gym, sports center, school, swimming pool, etc, designed for people to change their clothes.

“We changed into our swimsuits in the changing room next to the pool.”

Meanings

nounchanging room (plural changing rooms)

plural changing rooms · alternative changing-room

  1. A room, especially in a gym, sports center, school, swimming pool, etc, designed for people to change their clothes.

    We changed into our swimsuits in the changing room next to the pool.

    1 more example

    John Betjeman would later recall that the railway 'smelt of feet', and the carriages may have continued to smell of feet after they were taken out of service in the 1920s because some of them found use as changing rooms beside the playing fields of southern England.

    2012, Andrew Martin, Underground Overground: A passenger's history of the Tube, Profile Books, →ISBN, page 104

    Synonyms: dressing room, locker room

  2. A room or enclosure, e.g. in a clothes shop, where people try on clothes they are interested in buying.

    Synonyms: fitting room

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA room, especially in a gym, sports center, school, swimming pool, etc, designed for people to change their clothes.

nounA room or enclosure, e.g. in a clothes shop, where people try on clothes they are interested in buying.

Translations

Arabic غُرْفَة الْمَلَابِس
  • غُرْفَة الْمَلَابِس1. room in gym, sports center, etc.
Bulgarian съблекалня, пробна
  • съблекалня (săblekalnja)1. room in gym, sports center, etc.
  • пробна (probna)2. room in shop
Catalan vestuari, vestidor
  • vestuari1. room in gym, sports center, etc.
  • vestidor1. room in gym, sports center, etc.
  • emprovador2. room in shop
Chinese Cantonese 試身室 /试身室
  • 試身室 /试身室 (si³ san¹ sat¹)2. room in shop
Chinese Mandarin 更衣室, 試衣間 /试衣间
  • 更衣室 (gēngyīshì)1. room in gym, sports center, etc.
  • 試衣間 /试衣间 (shìyījiān)2. room in shop
  • 試衣室 /试衣室 (shìyīshì)2. room in shop
Czech šatna
  • šatna1. room in gym, sports center, etc.
Danish omklædningsrum, prøverum
  • omklædningsrum1. room in gym, sports center, etc.
  • prøverum2. room in shop
Dutch kleedkamer, paskamer
  • kleedkamer1. room in gym, sports center, etc.
  • paskamer2. room in shop
  • kleedhokje2. room in shop
Esperanto vestejo, vestoprovejo
  • vestejo1. room in gym, sports center, etc.
  • vestoprovejo2. room in shop
Finnish pukuhuone, pukukoppi
  • pukuhuone1. room in gym, sports center, etc.
  • pukukoppi1. room in gym, sports center, etc.
  • sovituskoppi2. room in shop
  • sovitushuone2. room in shop
French vestiaire, cabine d'essayage
  • vestiaire1. room in gym, sports center, etc.
  • cabine d'essayage2. room in shop
German Ankleideraum, Umkleideraum
  • Ankleideraum1. room in gym, sports center, etc.
  • Umkleideraum1. room in gym, sports center, etc.
  • Umkleidekabine1. room in gym, sports center, etc.
  • Anprobe2. room in shop
  • Umkleidekabine2. room in shop
  • Kabine2. room in shop
  • Anproberaum2. room in shop
Greek αποδυτήριο, δοκιμαστήριο
  • αποδυτήριο (apodytírio)1. room in gym, sports center, etc.
  • δοκιμαστήριο (dokimastírio)2. room in shop
Hebrew מֶלְתָּחָה
  • מֶלְתָּחָה (meltaẖá)1. room in gym, sports center, etc.
Hungarian öltöző, próbafülke
  • öltöző1. room in gym, sports center, etc.
  • próbafülke2. room in shop
Indonesian kamar pas
  • kamar pas2. room in shop
Italian spogliatoio, cabina di prova
  • spogliatoio1. room in gym, sports center, etc.
  • cabina di prova2. room in shop
  • camerino2. room in shop
  • camerino di prova2. room in shop
Japanese 更衣室, ロッカールーム
  • 更衣室 (kōishitsu)1. room in gym, sports center, etc.
  • ロッカールーム (rokkā rūmu)1. room in gym, sports center, etc.
  • 試着室 (shichakushitsu)2. room in shop
Korean 탈의실, 경의실
  • 탈의실 (taruisil)1. room in gym, sports center, etc.
  • 경의실 (gyeong'uisil)1. room in gym, sports center, etc.
  • 로커룸 (rokeorum)1. room in gym, sports center, etc.
  • 시착실 (sichaksil)2. room in shop
Malay bilik acu
  • bilik acu2. room in shop
Norwegian Bokmål garderobe
  • garderobe1. room in gym, sports center, etc.
Persian رختکن, اتاق پرو
  • رختکن1. room in gym, sports center, etc.
  • اتاق پرو2. room in shop
Polish przebieralnia, przymierzalnia
  • przebieralnia1. room in gym, sports center, etc.
  • przymierzalnia2. room in shop
Portuguese vestiário, balneário
  • vestiário1. room in gym, sports center, etc.
  • balneário1. room in gym, sports center, etc.
  • provador2. room in shop
Romanian vestiar, cabină de probă
  • vestiar1. room in gym, sports center, etc.
  • cabină de probă2. room in shop
Russian раздева́лка, примерочная
  • раздева́лка (razdeválka)1. room in gym, sports center, etc.
  • примерочная (primeročnaja)2. room in shop
Slovak šatňa
  • šatňa1. room in gym, sports center, etc.
Spanish vestuario, vestier
  • vestuario1. room in gym, sports center, etc.
  • vestier1. room in gym, sports center, etc.
Swedish omklädningsrum, provrum
  • omklädningsrum1. room in gym, sports center, etc.
  • provrum2. room in shop
  • provhytt2. room in shop
Turkish soyunma odası, soyunma kabini
  • soyunma odası1. room in gym, sports center, etc.
  • soyunma kabini2. room in shop
Ukrainian роздяга́льня
  • роздяга́льня (rozdjahálʹnja)1. room in gym, sports center, etc.
Welsh ystafell wisgo
  • ystafell wisgo2. room in shop
Cite this entry
APA

changing room. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/changing%20room

MLA

“changing room.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/changing%20room. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “changing room,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/changing%20room.

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