"showgirl" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: showgirls [plural]
Etymology: show + girl Etymology templates: {{compound|en|show|girl}} show + girl Head templates: {{en-noun}} showgirl (plural showgirls)
  1. A non-starring but physically beautiful female dancer in an often lavishly produced theatrical revue; a chorine. Categories (topical): Female people
    Sense id: en-showgirl-en-noun-uvfhv5W7 Categories (other): English endocentric compounds, English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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