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showgirl

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

Each Play button uses your device's default local English voice, or a natural local fallback. The selected voice name appears after playback. This is synthesized speech, not a source recording.

  • CMU ARPABET: SH OW1 G ER2 L Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

noun

Meaning 1

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

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • Near-synonyms: chorine, chorus girl
  • She was a Las Vegas showgirl when she was younger.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: chorine, chorus girl

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: showperson, performer, person

2

noun

Meaning 2

a woman who dances in a chorus line

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: chorus girl, chorine

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: dancer, professional dancer, terpsichorean

History

Etymology

From show + girl.

Real reading context

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