cabaret

noun

cab·​a·​ret ˌka-bə-ˈrā 

ˈka-bə-ˌrā

1

archaic : a shop selling wines and liquors

2

a

: a restaurant serving liquor and providing entertainment (as by singers or dancers) : nightclub

b

: the show provided at a cabaret

Synonyms

• bistro
• boîte
• café
• cafe
• club
• nightclub
• nightspot
• nitery
• niterie
• roadhouse
• supper club

Examples of cabaret in a Sentence

a singing superstar who got her start singing in the cabarets of New York City

Recent Examples on the Web

That turned into a gig accompanying cabaret singers. —Nate Jones, Vulture, 16 Jan. 2025

Single tickets are $30 ($15 students) for readings and $20 for the cabaret performances. —Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 14 Jan. 2025

Those guys started recommending me for little jobs, and one of those first jobs was being the additional keyboard, kinda synth player, basically being the fake orchestra for this really beautiful cabaret singer from New York named Jane Oliver. —Chris Willman, Variety, 5 Jan. 2025

River cruises along the Seine, a cabaret show, and visiting the holiday markets are all fun highlights for Parisian New Year’s itineraries. —Brittany Anas, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024

Word History

Etymology

French, from Middle French dialect (Picard or Walloon), from Middle Dutch, alteration of cambret, cameret, from Middle French dialect (Picard) camberete small room, ultimately from Late Latin camera — more at chamber

First Known Use

1655, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Kids Definition

cabaret

noun

cab·​a·​ret ˌkab-ə-ˈrā 

ˈkab-ə-ˌrā

: nightclub