chorus girl

American

noun

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

chorus girl British

noun

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

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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

“I was a chorus girl with a big skirt and a big wig, singing way too loud. Angelo was doing the music for the show, and we became friends.”

From New York Times • Jun. 10, 2022

A Detroit chorus girl weds her stage producer without telling her rumrunner boyfriend.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 15, 2021

Stallone became a circus trapeze artist in the 1930s, and hairdresser and a nightclub chorus girl.

From The Guardian • Sep. 22, 2020

"I'm to be taken for a chorus girl, by old Sassoon too—complications, heaps of fun!"

From The Salamander by Johnson, Owen

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