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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Celebrate 15 years of Compass Rose Theater with lively cabaret featuring favorite songs and moments from past shows.
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Staff Report, Baltimore Sun, 1 Apr. 2026
This joyous, cabaret-fueled romp through six decades of Asher’s musical history is a time-machine treat that’s impossible to resist.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 31 Mar. 2026
The weekly column about Wade’s life in the entertainment industry launched in Las Vegas Weekly in 2014 and has since evolved into a podcast and a live cabaret show.
—Joe Kottke, NBC news, 30 Mar. 2026
Some events take place in The JAI, the center’s smaller, 144-seat cabaret venue, and one event will be at the Balboa Theatre in downtown San Diego.
—George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Mar. 2026
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Staff Report, Baltimore Sun, 1 Apr. 2026
This joyous, cabaret-fueled romp through six decades of Asher’s musical history is a time-machine treat that’s impossible to resist.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 31 Mar. 2026
The weekly column about Wade’s life in the entertainment industry launched in Las Vegas Weekly in 2014 and has since evolved into a podcast and a live cabaret show.
—Joe Kottke, NBC news, 30 Mar. 2026
Some events take place in The JAI, the center’s smaller, 144-seat cabaret venue, and one event will be at the Balboa Theatre in downtown San Diego.
—George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Mar. 2026
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“Cabaret.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cabaret. Accessed 5 Apr. 2026.
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cabaret
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cab·a·ret
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ˈkab-ə-ˌrā
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