From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishshowgirlshow‧girl /ˈʃəʊɡɜːl $ ˈʃoʊɡɜːrl/ noun [countable] APPERFORMone of a group of women who sing or dance in a musical show
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showgirl• They'd really like to make it with a showgirl.• Merrick offered a revealing critique of Stephen Sondheim's high-concept Follies, a musical about ageing showgirls in midlife crisis.• These new short fashions make us all look like showgirls in the miniskirt and the high boots.• But Katrinka is sustained by her search for her long-lost son, and a wardrobe a Vegas showgirl could kill for. 