Showgirl

noun

noun ·2 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A 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"

  2. 2
    a woman who dances in a chorus line wordnet

Example

More examples

"Lulu Island was named after a possibly Hawaiian showgirl, Lulu Sweet, in 1862."

Etymology

From show + girl.

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