danseur noble

[ French dahn-sœr naw-bluh ]

noun

, plural dan·seurs no·bles [dah, n, -s, œ, r, , naw, -bl, uh].

1. a male dancer who is the partner of a ballerina, as in a pas de deux.

Word History and Origins

Origin of danseur noble¹

1940–45; < French; literally, noble dancer