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booth definition

booth (bo̵̅o̅t̸h; chiefly Brit bo̵̅o̅t̸h)

noun pl. booths (bo̵̅o̅t̸hs, bo̵̅o̅t̸hz)

  1. a temporary shed or shelter
  2. a stall for the sale or display of goods, as at markets and fairs
  3. a small temporary structure or enclosure for voting at elections
  4. a small permanent structure or enclosure to house a sentry, public telephone, etc.
  5. a small, partially enclosed compartment with a table and seats, as in some restaurants

Etymology: ME both < ON buth, temporary dwelling < bua, to prepare: see bondage

Booth definition

Booth (bo̵̅o̅t̸h)

  1. Booth, Ballington (bal′iŋ tən) 1859-1940; founder of Volunteers of America (1896): son of William
  2. Booth, Edwin (Thomas) 1833-93; U.S. actor: son of Junius Brutus
  3. (bo̵ot̸h)
    Booth, Evangeline Cory (kôr′ē) 1865-1950; U.S. general of Salvation Army, born in England: daughter of William
  4. (bo̵ot̸h)
    Booth, John Wilkes (wilks) 1838-65; U.S. actor: assassin of Abraham Lincoln: son of Junius Brutus
  5. ()
    Booth, Junius Brutus (jo̵̅o̅n′yəs, -ē əs) 1796-1852; U.S. actor, born in England
  6. Booth, William 1829-1912; Eng. revivalist: founder of the Salvation Army (1865)

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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