dancer

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UK /ˈdɑːnsə(ɹ)/ US /ˈdænsəɹ/

noun 3name 2

Collocations

(noun.)

ADJ

brilliant, excellent, good, great, wonderful

My sister is a wonderful dancer and has been performing in musicals for years.

professional | trained

leading, principal

The leading dancer in the performance captivated the audience with her graceful movements.

male

ballet, ballroom, classical, clog, disco, flamenco, go-go, tap

The tap dancer's feet made a rhythmic clicking sound across the wooden stage.

DANCER + VERB

perform (sth)

The ballet dancers performed an impressive routine at the theater last night.

Definitions

noun

A person who dances, usually as a hobby, an occupation, or a profession.

I'm a terrible dancer.

A stripper.

Synonym of garreter (“a thief who used housetops to enter by garret windows”).

[A]bout 40 were burglars, "dancers," "garreters," and other adepts with the skeleton keys.

name

The second reindeer of Santa Claus.

A surname originating as an occupation for a dancer or acrobat.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

noun — a performer who dances professionally

terpsichorean

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

gandy dancer

A railway laborer, especially a member of a crew which carries rails and affixes them to ties.

Gandy dancer—A section hand or track laborer.

Example Bank

I'm a terrible dancer.

Wiktionary

[A]bout 40 were burglars, "dancers," "garreters," and other adepts with the skeleton keys.

Wiktionary

Aoi is a very good dancer.

Tatoeba · #28670

What a good dancer Aoi is!

Tatoeba · #28671

Aoi became a dancer.

Tatoeba · #28676

That is, she is a poor dancer.

Tatoeba · #39759

Usage Notes

i Register

In some senses, dancer is marked as obsolete, slang, euphemistic. Watch for register when choosing this word.

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