Booth

UK: /ˈbuːθ/

US: /buθ/

US: 'booth': (bo̅o̅th); 'Booth': (bo̅o̅th; Brit. bo̅o̅ᵺ)

Inflections of 'booth' (n): npl: booths

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Booth / buːð/ noun

1. Edwin Thomas, son of Junius Brutus Booth. 1833–93, US actor
2. John Wilkes, son of Junius Brutus Booth. 1838–65, US actor; assassin of Abraham Lincoln
3. Junius Brutus ( ˈdʒuːnɪəs ˈbruːtəs ). 1796–1852, US actor, born in England
4. William. 1829–1912, British religious leader; founder and first general of the Salvation Army (1878)

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025

booth /buθ/   n. [countable] , pl.booths /buðz, buθs/ .

1. a stall or small tent for the sale or display of goods:
   booths at the flea market.
2. a small compartment or boxlike room intended for a specific use by one occupant:
   a telephone booth; a voting booth.
3. a partly enclosed compartment, as in a restaurant:
   Do you want to sit in a booth or at the counter?

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025

booth  (bo̅o̅th), n., pl. booths 

(bo̅o̅ᵺz, bo̅o̅ths). 
1. a stall, compartment, or light structure for the sale of goods or for display purposes, as at a market, exhibition, or fair.
2. a small compartment or boxlike room for a specific use by one occupant:
   a telephone booth; a projection booth.
3. a small, temporary structure used by voters at elections.
4. a partly enclosed compartment or partitioned area, as in a restaurant or music store, equipped for a specific use by one or more persons.
5. a temporary structure of any material, as boughs, canvas, or boards, used esp. for shelter;
   shed.

• Old Norse būth (compare Old Danish bōth booth); cognate with German Bude
• Middle English bōthe 1150–1200

Booth  (bo̅o̅th; Brit. bo̅o̅ᵺ), n. 

Bal•ling•ton  (bal′ing tən), 1859–1940, founder of the Volunteers of America 1896 (son of William Booth).
1. Biographical Edwin Thomas, 1833–93, U.S. actor (brother of John Wilkes Booth).
Evangeline Co•ry  (kôr′ē, kōr′ē), 1865?–1950, general of the Salvation Army 1934–39 (daughter of William Booth).
2. Biographical John Wilkes, 1838–65, U.S. actor: assassin of Abraham Lincoln (brother of Edwin Thomas Booth).
3. Biographical Junius Brutus, 1796–1852, English actor (father of Edwin and John Booth).
4. Biographical William ("General Booth''), 1829–1912, English religious leader: founder of the Salvation Army 1865.
William Bram•well  (bram′wel′, -wəl), 1856–1929, general of the Salvation Army (son of William Booth).
5. a male given name.

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booth / buːð buːθ/ noun ( booths / buːðz/)

1. a stall for the display or sale of goods, esp a temporary one at a fair or market
2. a small enclosed or partially enclosed room or cubicle, such as one containing a telephone (telephone booth) or one in which a person casts his or her vote at an election (polling booth)
3. two long high-backed benches with a long table between, used esp in bars and inexpensive restaurants
4. (formerly) a temporary structure for shelter, dwelling, storage, etc

Etymology: 12th Century: of Scandinavian origin; compare Old Norse buth, Swedish, Danish bod shop, stall; see bower¹