English Explanatory Dictionary

dancer

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A person who dances, usually as a hobby, an occupation, or a profession.
  2. A stripper.
  3. Synonym of garreter (“a thief who used housetops to enter by garret windows”).
name
  1. The second reindeer of Santa Claus.
  2. A surname originating as an occupation for a dancer or acrobat.

Pronunciation

/ˈdɑːnsə(ɹ)/ /ˈdɑːntsə(ɹ)/ /ˈdænsəɹ/ /ˈdæntsəɹ/ En-us-dancer.ogg LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-Dancer.wav

Word forms

dancer dancers dauncer dawncer Danser

Etymology

From Middle English dauncer, dawncere, dancere, equivalent to dance + -er.

Synonyms

stepper exotic dancer garreter

Related words

dancing

Derived words

ballet dancer belly dancer break dancer break-dancer cage dancer dad dancer danceress dancerette dancerly devil dancer exotic dancer fan dancer fire dancer folk dancer gandy dancer gandy-dancer go-go dancer gravedancer grave dancer lap-dancer lap dancer macho dancer morris-dancer morris dancer nondancer pole dancer rope dancer ropedancer saffron shadow dancer slamdancer Spanish dancer square dancer stepdancer street dancer table dancer tap-dancer tap dancer taxi-dancer taxi dancer temple dancer tightrope dancer wire-dancer
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