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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The next cabaret at Winter Park Playhouse will be performed by Kevin Kelly at 7:30 p.m. March 26-27.
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Matthew J. Palm, Orlando Sentinel, 19 Mar. 2025
And North Macedonia’s government ordered a sweeping three-day inspection to be carried out at all nightclubs and cabarets across the country, starting Monday.
—TIME, 17 Mar. 2025
In the film, Anna Karina plays Angela, a dancer in a cabaret, who desperately wants to have a child with Emile (Jean-Claude Brialy), who isn’t ready.
—Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times, 28 Feb. 2025
Written by Escola, Oh Mary! reimagines the life of Mary Todd Lincoln, depicting her as a wannabe cabaret star with a drinking problem who is discontented with her life in the weeks leading up to Abraham Lincoln’s assassination.
—Caitlin Huston, The Hollywood Reporter, 25 Feb. 2025
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Matthew J. Palm, Orlando Sentinel, 19 Mar. 2025
And North Macedonia’s government ordered a sweeping three-day inspection to be carried out at all nightclubs and cabarets across the country, starting Monday.
—TIME, 17 Mar. 2025
In the film, Anna Karina plays Angela, a dancer in a cabaret, who desperately wants to have a child with Emile (Jean-Claude Brialy), who isn’t ready.
—Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times, 28 Feb. 2025
Written by Escola, Oh Mary! reimagines the life of Mary Todd Lincoln, depicting her as a wannabe cabaret star with a drinking problem who is discontented with her life in the weeks leading up to Abraham Lincoln’s assassination.
—Caitlin Huston, The Hollywood Reporter, 25 Feb. 2025
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“Cabaret.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cabaret. Accessed 22 Mar. 2025.
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cabaret
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cab·a·ret
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ˈkab-ə-ˌrā
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