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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This year’s acts include new plays and musicals, music, standup and improv comedy, cabaret, Shakespearean swordplay, dance, drag shows and acrobatics.
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Abby Hamblin, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 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
Held quarterly in Laguna Beach, the cabaret series has featured more than 30 invited performers from over a dozen high schools.
—Theresa Walker, Oc Register, 14 May 2026
Baker, a cabaret performer who became an icon of the Jazz Age, died in 1975 at age 68.
—Jack Smart, PEOPLE, 12 May 2026
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Abby Hamblin, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 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
Held quarterly in Laguna Beach, the cabaret series has featured more than 30 invited performers from over a dozen high schools.
—Theresa Walker, Oc Register, 14 May 2026
Baker, a cabaret performer who became an icon of the Jazz Age, died in 1975 at age 68.
—Jack Smart, PEOPLE, 12 May 2026
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“Cabaret.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cabaret. Accessed 20 May. 2026.
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cabaret
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cab·a·ret
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ˈkab-ə-ˌrā
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