dancer

¹

[dan-ser, dahn-]

noun

1. a person who dances.

2. a person who dances professionally, as on the stage.

Dancer

²

[dan-ser, dahn-]

noun

1. Stanley, 1927–2005, U.S. harness racer and trainer.

Other Word Forms

• nondancer noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of dancer¹

1250–1300; Middle English dauncer; dance, -er ¹

Example Sentences

She met Princess Diana during a London trip, received praise backstage from Michael Jackson and “battled” Kylie Minogue for the same pool of dancers.

From Los Angeles Times

Her mother was an actress and tap dancer and her father was a boxer, according to the online publication Actor Spaces.

From BBC

Musicians and dancers in bright costumes paraded along the streets, as the largest street party in Europe got under way.

From BBC

Dancing was her passion, and her talents as a ballet and contemporary dancer earned her a place at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland.

From BBC

With a wink and a flick of her ponytail, Sue and six other dancers — all sporting shiny, one-piece leotards with gratuitous cutouts — begin to gyrate, thrust, and squat to throbbing electronic music.

From Salon

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