chorus girl
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of chorus girl
First recorded in 1890–95
Example Sentences
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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 • Feb. 29, 2024
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
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 • Feb. 14, 2023
Richards began her career as a chorus girl in Harlem’s Cotton Club.
From Washington Post • Nov. 8, 2021
There must be some pet charity, some deserving chorus girl who has a sick mother, some fresh-air fund you want to contribute to.
From A Star for a Night A Story of Stage Life by Janis, Elsie
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