danseur

[ French dahn-sœr ]

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noun,plural dan·seurs

[French dahn-sœr]. /French dɑ̃ˈsœr/.

a male ballet dancer.

Origin of danseur

1820–30; <French: literally, dancer. See dance, -eur

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How to use danseur in a sentence

Il fallait un calculateur, ce fut un danseur qui l'obtint—A financier was wanted, a dancing-master got the post.
Dictionary of Quotations from Ancient and Modern, English and Foreign Sources | James Wood
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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