clubman

plural clubmen

1. datedA man who attends a social club.

   The fattest clubman in London. He sits at one of the little club tables in the huge bay by the fire, stuffing.

   1903, H G Wells, The Truth about Pyecraft

   Synonyms: clubster

2. A warrior who uses a club as a weapon.

   The clubmen were second-class warriors. They wore closely woven braided coconut-husk armor and would drill with their clubs in preparation for war.

   1973, Jehanne Teilhet-Fisk, Dimensions of Polynesia: Fine Arts Gallery of San Diego