dancer A2 Topic:People & Society US /ˈdænsəɹ/ UK /ˈdɑːnsə(ɹ)/ See IPA manual Freq #3676 Meanings 1 noun A person who dances, as a hobby or as a job. She trained for years to become a professional dancer. 2 noun A person who performs dancing professionally, especially on stage. The dancers moved gracefully across the stage. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · a person who dances, as a... stepper Word family Forms dancers Derived forms break-dancerdanceressdancerettedancerlygandy-dancergravedancerlap-dancermorris-dancernondancerropedancerslamdancerstepdancer Related forms dancing Common collocations belly dancer Noun + noun exotic dancer Adjective + noun tap dancer Noun + noun Etymology AI details From dancer. (reindeer): First attested in the 1823 poem “A Visit from St. Nicholas” Topics People & Society External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # dancer **Type:** Word **Level:** A2 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈdænsəɹ/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈdɑːnsə(ɹ)/ **Frequency rank:** 3676 ## Meanings 1. A person who dances, as a hobby or as a job. 2. A person who performs dancing professionally, especially on stage. ## Examples - She trained for years to become a professional dancer. - The dancers moved gracefully across the stage. ## Derived Forms - break-dancer - danceress - dancerette - dancerly - gandy-dancer - gravedancer - lap-dancer - morris-dancer - nondancer - ropedancer - slamdancer - stepdancer ## Related Forms - dancing ## Etymology From dancer. (reindeer): First attested in the 1823 poem “A Visit from St. Nicholas” ## AI Etymology dancer comes from dancer. (reindeer): First attested in the 1823 poem “A Visit from St. Nicholas”. Current senses include A person who dances, as a hobby or as a job and A person who performs dancing professionally, especially on stage. English relatives and later formations include break-dancer, danceress, dancerette, dancing. ## Topics - People & Society markdown