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
Synonyms
- bistro
- boîte
- café
- cafe
- club
- nightclub
- nightspot
- nitery
- niterie
- roadhouse
- supper club
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Example Sentences
a singing superstar who got her start singing in the cabarets of New York City
Recent Examples on the Web Featuring the Southern Gateway Chorus, this cabaret style show features Broadway songs and other favorite tunes, done a cappella barbershop style. 
Luann Gibbs, The Enquirer, 29 Aug. 2022 Sassy Saturdays features the Sweet Cheeks Cabaret performers as part of a culinary cabaret at The Cheeky Room in the Broken Blender. Anchorage Daily News, 14 July 2022 Tony winner Alan Cumming emcees this new cabaret-style stand-up showcase. Los Angeles Times, 2 Sep. 2022 And, of course, her dramatic beauty look—a gray smoky eye with a bright red lip—echoed the trippy cabaret aesthetic. Rosa Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR, 18 Aug. 2022 Jazz singer Samara Joy is at the Jorgensen for a cabaret concert Nov. 18 at 8 p.m. Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 17 Aug. 2022 Costanzo returns to London in late September with New York cabaret legend Vivian Justin Bond. San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Aug. 2022 The Genesius Guild presents a cabaret fundraiser, Topsy Turvy, at 7 p.m. Aug. 12 and 13 at First United Methodist Church of Hammond. Wendy Fox Weber, Chicago Tribune, 8 Aug. 2022 Don’t Call Me Exotic is being hosted as a recording of a podcast with The Bitten Peach, the UK’s only pan-Asian cabaret collective. Sarah Mower, Vogue, 3 Aug. 2022 See More
Luann Gibbs, The Enquirer, 29 Aug. 2022 Sassy Saturdays features the Sweet Cheeks Cabaret performers as part of a culinary cabaret at The Cheeky Room in the Broken Blender. Anchorage Daily News, 14 July 2022 Tony winner Alan Cumming emcees this new cabaret-style stand-up showcase. Los Angeles Times, 2 Sep. 2022 And, of course, her dramatic beauty look—a gray smoky eye with a bright red lip—echoed the trippy cabaret aesthetic. Rosa Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR, 18 Aug. 2022 Jazz singer Samara Joy is at the Jorgensen for a cabaret concert Nov. 18 at 8 p.m. Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 17 Aug. 2022 Costanzo returns to London in late September with New York cabaret legend Vivian Justin Bond. San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Aug. 2022 The Genesius Guild presents a cabaret fundraiser, Topsy Turvy, at 7 p.m. Aug. 12 and 13 at First United Methodist Church of Hammond. Wendy Fox Weber, Chicago Tribune, 8 Aug. 2022 Don’t Call Me Exotic is being hosted as a recording of a podcast with The Bitten Peach, the UK’s only pan-Asian cabaret collective. Sarah Mower, Vogue, 3 Aug. 2022 See More Word History
Etymology
French, from Middle French dialect (Picard or Walloon), from Middle Dutch, alteration of cambret, cameret, from Middle French dialect (Picard) camberete small room, ultimately from Late Latin camera — more at chamber
First Known Use
1655, in the meaning defined at sense 1
cabaret
noun
as in nightclub
a bar or restaurant offering special nighttime entertainment (as music, dancing, or comedy acts) a singing superstar who got her start singing in the cabarets of New York City Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- nightclub
- cafe
- club
- café
- bistro
- disco
- roadhouse
- tavern
- nightspot
- pub
- boîte
- saloon
- supper club
- nitery
- discotheque
- niterie
- speakeasy
- barroom
- honky-tonk
- key club
- discothéque
- dive
- a-go-go
- clip joint
- public house
- canteen
- watering place
- watering hole
