hoofer
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of hoofer
Example Sentences
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Still, Spot is a gifted hoofer and roboinfluencer.
From Washington Post ● Aug. 6, 2021
On opening night he took a brief turn around the stage with Gloria Steinem, who I’m guessing was quite the hoofer in her younger years.
From Salon ● Aug. 12, 2017
She was many things—singer, actress, hoofer, comedian, trouper, mother—but never a pushover.
From Time ● Dec. 29, 2016
When they said, ‘Do you think you can do an eight-hour day,’ I was, like, ‘Yeah, sure, I’m an old hoofer from the old school, that’s what I do is perform.’
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 8, 2016
I used to be a tumbler—huk!—only now I gotta be a hoofer.
From The Hoofer by Miller, Walter M.
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