taxi dancer

noun

: a woman employed by a dance hall, café, or cabaret to dance with patrons who pay an amount for each dance

Examples of taxi dancer in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Fosse also directed and choreographed the stage version, which starred his wife, Gwen Verdon, who’s replaced in the film by Shirley MacLaine in the role of naïve but cheerful New York City taxi dancer Charity Hope Valentine. Josh Bell, Vulture, 12 Jan. 2024 In this classic barnstormer, the best friends Charity (Shirley MacLaine), Helene (Paula Kelly) and Nickie dance up their dreams of escaping their current reality as taxi dancers. Elisabeth Vincentelli, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Feb. 2024 Her father, Edgar, was a plumber, and her mother, Zoe (Hivon) Caldwell, was a taxi dancer, someone from whom dance-hall customers could buy a dance. Neil Genzlinger, BostonGlobe.com, 19 Feb. 2020 Learning out about absinthe and beret wearing taxi dancers from Lost Generation artist wanderers still able to climb the hill of Montmarte up to Le Chat Noir. Dp Opinion, The Denver Post, 17 Nov. 2019

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Word History

First Known Use

circa 1927, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of taxi dancer was circa 1927

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“Taxi dancer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/taxi%20dancer. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.

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