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dancer

[ dan-ser, dahn- ]

/ ˈdæn sər, ˈdɑn- /

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noun

a person who dances.

a person who dances professionally, as on the stage.

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Origin of dancer

1250–1300; Middle English dauncer;see dance, -er¹

OTHER WORDS FROM dancer

non·danc·er, noun

Words nearby dancer

dance form, dancegoer, dancehall, dance music, dance of death, dancer, dancercise, dancerly, dance therapy, dance to another tune, dancette

Other definitions for dancer (2 of 2)

Dancer

[ dan-ser, dahn- ]

/ ˈdæn sər, ˈdɑn- /

noun

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

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How to use dancer in a sentence

That doesn’t mean they won’t collaborate, but it’s going to be a challenge for the ballroom dancers.
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The Alvin Ailey Dance Studio stands at West 55th Street in New York City, drawing in dancers and creators worldwide.
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It’s not the five hours a day I spent there as teen, with dreams of becoming a professional dancer.
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This week, for instance, the focus is posture and our intent is to connect to the dancer within.
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Ziegfeld’s-Secrets, which featured popular drag shows and nude male dancers, was forced to close when the owner of the building it rented terminated its lease to make way for a real estate development project.
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Toomey glides around the room like a Brazilian capoeira dancer.
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“We went on to Tramp…He was the most hideous dancer I had ever seen,” she tells the Mail.
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A professional ballroom dancer and instructor, her name reflects a parallel that runs in both BDSM and dance: symbiosis.
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If I want to be a dancer, why are you getting personal with me?
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A senior dancer enviously observed, that he never knew a clever boy turn out a great man.
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"Oh no, indeed," replied Mrs. Sin, tossing her head in a manner oddly reminiscent of a once famous Spanish dancer.
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Perhaps it was the woman with the velvety black eyes—tall and straight—the best dancer in all Paris.
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At that time he kept a dancer and liked nothing better than high living.
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Although a bourgeoisie of strict ideas, Mme. du Bruel welcomed the dancer Tullia, who became her daughter-in-law.
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