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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It’s outfitted with a bar, a cabaret performing space, and a patio.
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Fernando Gonzalez, Miami Herald, 28 Apr. 2026
In the weeks before Abraham Lincoln’s assassination, the alcoholic, frustrated cabaret singer/force of nature that is Mary Todd Lincoln deals with secret yearnings, as does her husband.
—Charlotte Observer, 21 Apr. 2026
The family of the cabaret artist Fritz Grünbaum, who was murdered in the Holocaust, for example, was able to recover works by Viennese Expressionist artist Egon Schiele that were in Grünbaum’s vast personal collection in 2018 after decades of efforts.
—Jackie Hajdenberg, Sun Sentinel, 20 Apr. 2026
Where 2025’s 1000 Variations on the Same Song played with funk undercurrents and The Count leaned toward slower R&B, Frog for Sale is an exercise in cabaret basics.
—Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 20 Apr. 2026
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Fernando Gonzalez, Miami Herald, 28 Apr. 2026
In the weeks before Abraham Lincoln’s assassination, the alcoholic, frustrated cabaret singer/force of nature that is Mary Todd Lincoln deals with secret yearnings, as does her husband.
—Charlotte Observer, 21 Apr. 2026
The family of the cabaret artist Fritz Grünbaum, who was murdered in the Holocaust, for example, was able to recover works by Viennese Expressionist artist Egon Schiele that were in Grünbaum’s vast personal collection in 2018 after decades of efforts.
—Jackie Hajdenberg, Sun Sentinel, 20 Apr. 2026
Where 2025’s 1000 Variations on the Same Song played with funk undercurrents and The Count leaned toward slower R&B, Frog for Sale is an exercise in cabaret basics.
—Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 20 Apr. 2026
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“Cabaret.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cabaret. Accessed 29 Apr. 2026.
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cabaret
noun
cab·a·ret
ˌkab-ə-ˈrā
ˈkab-ə-ˌrā
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