chorus boy
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of chorus boy
First recorded in 1940–45
Example Sentences
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A onetime Broadway chorus boy whose film career was launched in the 1940s, Donen name was inextricably linked with MGM and its athletic dancing star Gene Kelly.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 23, 2019
My big dream in life was to be a chorus boy.
From Salon • Feb. 9, 2019
Having gone from disco king to aspiring chorus boy, he lives in a world closer to a backstage Hollywood musical like “42nd Street” than “Mean Streets.”
From New York Times • May 26, 2017
Alan Hunter’s goal was to make $550 a week, as much as a Broadway chorus boy.
From Time • May 8, 2013
I could make a Casino chorus boy act human if I wasn't so squeamish....
From Joan Thursday by Vance, Louis Joseph
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