cabaret
noun
cab·a·ret
ˌka-bə-ˈrā 
ˈka-bə-ˌrā
1
archaic
: a shop selling wines and liquors
2
a
: a restaurant serving liquor and providing entertainment (as by singers or dancers) : nightclub
b
: the show provided at a cabaret
Examples of cabaret in a Sentence
a singing superstar who got her start singing in the cabarets of New York City
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Virgin’s Scarlet Night show turns the decks into a roving, all-red street party, while Celebrity Cruises’ Eden shifts from sunlit garden lounge to after-hours cabaret.
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Lauren Dana Ellman, AFAR Media, 11 Sep. 2025
Inside the Landmark Center, the Klondike Kates will host their annual cabaret.
—Molly Guthrey, Twin Cities, 6 Sep. 2025
These flamenco venues originally developed during the 1960s throughout Spain replacing cabarets.
—Emily Cardenas, Miami Herald, 2 Sep. 2025
This Mary is horny, drunk, and completely belligerent about her dream of being a cabaret star.
—Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 2 Sep. 2025
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Lauren Dana Ellman, AFAR Media, 11 Sep. 2025
Inside the Landmark Center, the Klondike Kates will host their annual cabaret.
—Molly Guthrey, Twin Cities, 6 Sep. 2025
These flamenco venues originally developed during the 1960s throughout Spain replacing cabarets.
—Emily Cardenas, Miami Herald, 2 Sep. 2025
This Mary is horny, drunk, and completely belligerent about her dream of being a cabaret star.
—Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 2 Sep. 2025
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“Cabaret.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cabaret. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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cabaret
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cab·a·ret
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ˈkab-ə-ˌrā
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