dancer

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

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

   I'm a terrible dancer.

2. 2
   noun

   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.

3. 3
   noun

   a performer who dances professionally

4. 4
   noun

   a person who participates in a social gathering arranged for dancing (as a ball)

5. 5
   noun

   A stripper.

6. 6
   name

   The second reindeer of Santa Claus.

7. 7
   name

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

Etymology

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