showgirl

noun

show·​girl ˈshō-ˌgər(-ə)l 

: a chorus girl in a musical comedy or nightclub show

Examples of showgirl in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Despite the crisp autumn season, especially in the northeast United States, slipdresses and showgirl flare touched down this week along with Stone and Rosalía. — Julia Teti, Footwear News, 8 Oct. 2026

The altercation began when two visitors from North Carolina stopped to take pictures with three women dressed as showgirls in exchange for a tip, according to an arrest report reviewed by the station. — Greg Wehner, FOXNews.com, 8 Oct. 2026

Below are all of our guesses on what’s still on the showgirl’s mind in between the main act and the encore. — Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 25 Sep. 2026

Jackson was particularly vocal in her criticism of the show’s shallow scripts, which featured plotlines about them going undercover as French maids, showgirls, lifeguards and, perhaps most infamously, prison inmates. — Michael Callahan, HollywoodReporter, 11 Sep. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1836, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for showgirl

• cowgirl
• schoolgirl
• unfurl
• burl
• churl
• earl
• girl
• hurl
• merl
• merle
• perle
• swirl