dressing room

American  

noun

• dressing rooms
  plural

1. a room for use in getting dressed, especially one for performers backstage in a theater, television studio, etc.

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dressing room British  

noun

1. theatre a room backstage for an actor to change clothing and to make up

2. any room used for changing clothes, such as one at a sports ground or off a bedroom

3. (in sport, esp soccer) a sense of camaraderie or team spirit

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• dressing rooms
  plural

Etymology

Origin of dressing room

First recorded in 1665–75

Example Sentences

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dressing room

"The energy he's brought to the group already has been immense and you know I feel very privileged for us to be able to have him as a resource within our dressing room," said McCullum.

From BBC ● Sep. 14, 2026

I meet the actor in a dressing room at NBC Studios, just off Times Square in New York.

From BBC ● Sep. 12, 2026

Atleti boss Diego Simeone suggested afterwards that it was a pre-agreed club decision for the forward to head straight to the dressing room.

From BBC ● Aug. 26, 2026

I had written something about her voice, and she called to invite me to meet her in her dressing room before a concert.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 25, 2026

In his dressing room, Hector Bowen chuckles to himself while his daughter stands quietly in a corner, looking at the scar on her hand.

From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern