exotic dancer
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of exotic dancer
First recorded in 1950–55
Example Sentences
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A carnival barker passes off an exotic dancer as a Turkish princess, elevating her to fame at a price he hadn’t anticipated.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 17, 2020
Convicted along with John Kapoor, the 76-year-old former chairman of Insys Therapeutics, were four other ex-employees of the Chandler, Arizona-based company and the former exotic dancer.
From Washington Times • Dec. 26, 2019
In two years she's gone from an exotic dancer to making history at the Grammys by becoming the first solo female to win best rap album for Invasion of Privacy.
From BBC • Feb. 11, 2019
“Mata Hari,” an exotic dancer and convicted spy, met her end at age 41 at the hands of a firing squad outside Paris 100 years ago on Oct.
From Time • Oct. 13, 2017
Yet at first he could scarcely accept this pitiful creature as the brilliant and exotic dancer with whom he had dined the night of the first murder.
From The Abandoned Room by Camp, Wadsworth
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