# regulars

Pronunciation: US say "REG-yuh-lurz" /ˈɹɛɡ.jə.lɚz/; UK say "REG-yuu-luhz" /ˈɹɛɡ.jʊ.lə(ɹ)z/

## Noun

1. Plural of regular. — plural of regular
   - Simple: Plural of regular. Use this form when you mean more than one regular.
   - _The café's regulars greeted each other by name as they came in._
   - _Army regulars formed the core of the defending force._

## Noun

2. A thief's allotted share of the money or goods taken in a robbery. *(obsolete, UK)*
   - Simple: A thief's agreed share of stolen money or goods.
   - _He refused to leave the alehouse until he was handed his regulars._
   - _The fence held back a portion before paying out everyone's regulars._

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/regulars (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).