cover girl

noun

Synonyms of cover girlnext
: an attractive young woman whose picture appears on a magazine cover

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The cover girl, who is drawn on the box, has created a stir. — Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 23 June 2026 Perhaps more important was the exhibition catalog, which featured La Catrina as cover girl. — Mathew Sandoval, The Conversation, 24 Oct. 2023 The cover girl is Ger van Braam, an Indonesian woman who subscribed to The Ladder and sent her picture to the editor in search of kinship. — Naaman Zhou, New Yorker, 6 Apr. 2026 Camille Miceli, artistic director of Pucci, conscripted Irina Shayk for her holiday campaign — casting her as a cover girl of yore. — Miles Socha, Footwear News, 2 Dec. 2025 See All Example Sentences for cover girl

Word History

First Known Use

1899, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of cover girl was in 1899

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“Cover girl.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cover%20girl. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.

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