showgirl

noun

show·​girl ˈshō-ˌgər(-ə)l How to pronounce showgirl (audio)
: a chorus girl in a musical comedy or nightclub show

Examples of showgirl in a Sentence

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The black dress fit close to her form, with diamond cut-outs and a feathered, sparkling skirt that gave her the showgirl dynamism necessary on stage. Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 15 Feb. 2025 The poster focuses on a crumbling, brilliantly colored Art Deco bust of a showgirl, blue and purple hair flowing, a headdress featuring the title of the show and a small galaxy of stars. Greg Evans, Deadline, 4 Feb. 2025 The Civic Theatre Tours take visitors on a journey that spans almost one hundred years from the venue’s inception in the late 1920s and heyday in the 1930s and 40s, bustling with showgirls, cabaret acts, and celebrities through to the 1990s. Roger Sands, Forbes, 21 Jan. 2025 There are members of a newer generation of showgirl, played by Kiernan Shipka and Brenda Song. Michael Phillips, Chicago Tribune, 10 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for showgirl 

Word History

First Known Use

1836, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of showgirl was in 1836

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“Showgirl.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/showgirl. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.

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