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

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Phrases (3)

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Etymology

From dancer. (reindeer): First attested in the 1823 poem “A Visit from St. Nicholas”

Topics

People & Society

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# 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

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