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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That Diversionary way involves bringing into the production the theater’s many spaces, including the cabaret a floor below the performance space.
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David L. Coddon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 May 2026
At Caesars, The Hook produced by Spiegelworld mixes circus, comedy, cabaret, and theater into a fun and fast production that feels perfectly suited to AC.
—Jessica Chapel, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 May 2026
The music programming takes the Bus Palladium beyond its rock past, with cabaret shows, folk, jazz fusion, disco, and indie electronic concerts, as well as DJ sets.
—Lindsey Tramuta, Travel + Leisure, 23 May 2026
This time round, Starr’s mortified co-stars included Yul Brynner, who made an uncredited appearance as a transvestite cabaret singer.
—Damon Wise, Deadline, 16 May 2026
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David L. Coddon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 May 2026
At Caesars, The Hook produced by Spiegelworld mixes circus, comedy, cabaret, and theater into a fun and fast production that feels perfectly suited to AC.
—Jessica Chapel, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 May 2026
The music programming takes the Bus Palladium beyond its rock past, with cabaret shows, folk, jazz fusion, disco, and indie electronic concerts, as well as DJ sets.
—Lindsey Tramuta, Travel + Leisure, 23 May 2026
This time round, Starr’s mortified co-stars included Yul Brynner, who made an uncredited appearance as a transvestite cabaret singer.
—Damon Wise, Deadline, 16 May 2026
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“Cabaret.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cabaret. Accessed 28 May. 2026.
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cabaret
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