chorus girl

American  

noun

1. a female singer or dancer of the chorus of a musical comedy, vaudeville show, etc.

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chorus girl British  

noun

1. a girl who dances or sings in the chorus of a musical comedy, revue, etc

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Etymology

Origin of chorus girl

First recorded in 1890–95

Example Sentences

In 1951, she donned a costume for a Life magazine cover story about chorus girls.

From New York Times

At the end of the musical “Chicago,” Roxie Hart, a chorus girl who has been charged with murdering her lover, is declared not guilty.

From Los Angeles Times

Christine is a dancer and chorus girl who lost her father at a young age.

From Washington Post

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

He played a high-kicking chorus girl under a priest’s tutelage at his all-boy school’s year-end musical with more enthusiasm than most of his classmates.

From New York Times