showgirl

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noun

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”

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chorinechorus girl
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Meanings

nounshowgirl (plural showgirls)

plural showgirls

  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

    1 more example

    She was a Las Vegas showgirl when she was younger.

    Synonyms: chorine, chorus girl

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA female performer in any of various (usually live) entertainment roles, usually including dancing and singing, often exotically or provocatively costumed.

Similar
chorinechorus girl

More synonyms by meaning

nouna woman who dances in a chorus line

Similar
chorus girlchorine
Broader
dancerprofessional dancerterpsichoreanwomanadult female
Also see
chorinechorus girl

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From show + girl.

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APA

showgirl. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/showgirl

MLA

“showgirl.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/showgirl. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “showgirl,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/showgirl.

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