chorus girl
Americannoun
noun
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Etymology
Origin of chorus girl
First recorded in 1890–95
Example Sentences
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Stevens won a Golden Globe for her 1959 film debut as a chorus girl in Say One for Me, which also starred Bing Crosby and Debbie Reynolds.
From BBC ● Feb. 17, 2023
She hoped to become an actress, in the years before World War I, but ended up in secondary roles, often as a chorus girl.
From New York Times ● Jun. 20, 2022
Richards began her career as a chorus girl in Harlem’s Cotton Club.
From Washington Post ● Nov. 8, 2021
When he was 2, his mother abandoned the family and, Holbrook later learned, moved to New York City, where she worked as a chorus girl.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 2, 2021
She had an only son, Jack—a giddy, thoughtless boy, but very kindhearted, as many a hard-working chorus girl had reason to remember.
From The So-called Human Race by Taylor, Bert Leston
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