noun
Everyday word for a public bathhouse, especially a neighborhood-style bathhouse; 銭湯 is a common near-synonym often used more specifically or neutrally.
駅前の風呂屋は夜遅くまで開いている。
The bathhouse in front of the station is open until late at night.
子
When I was a child, I often went to the public bathhouse with my father.
noun
bathhouse proprietor; bathhouse operator
Person-labeling use of 屋: someone who owns or runs a public bathhouse. This sense is sensitive; in respectful or careful contexts, 銭湯の経営者 or 風呂屋さん may be safer.
うちの祖父は昔、町で風呂屋だった。
My grandfather used to run a bathhouse in town.