showgirl
showgirl · showgirls
A female performer in any of various entertainment roles, usually including dancing…A female performer in any of various (usually live) entertainment roles, usually including dancing and singing, often exotically or provocatively costumed.
US/ʃˈoʊɡˌɝl/
» The showgirl's headdress was so tall she had to duck to get through the door.
Meaning
1 sensesA female performer in any of various (usually live) entertainment roles, usually including dancing and singing, often exotically or provocatively costumed.
Near-synonyms: chorine, chorus girl
She was a Las Vegas showgirl when she was younger.
More definitions
- a woman who dances in a chorus line
Examples
1 sentencesThe showgirl's headdress was so tall she had to duck to get through the door.
Origin
From show + girl.From show + girl.
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Forms
plural: showgirlsSynonyms
2 synonymsClose in meaning
- a woman who dances in a chorus line:chorus girlchorine
Word family
1 related wordsDerivedshowgirlish