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danseur

[ French dahn-sœr ]
/ French dɑ̃ˈsœr /
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noun, plural dan·seurs [French dahn-sœr] /French dɑ̃ˈsœr/.

a male ballet dancer.

RELATED WORDS

dancer, danseuse, hoofer, company, coryphee, figurant, figurante

Nearby words

dano-norwegian, dans, dansant, danse du ventre, danse macabre, danseur, danseur noble, danseuse, dante, dante alighieri, dante chair

Origin of danseur

1820–30; < French: literally, dancer. See dance, -eur
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Examples from the Web for danseur

  • Probably it is for the same reason that a male dancer is not termed a danseur while a female dancer is termed a danseuse.

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British Dictionary definitions for danseur

danseur

/ French (dɑ̃sœr) /

noun

a male ballet dancer
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