hoofer
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of hoofer
Example Sentences
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Dancing with Walker — a playful, spirited hoofer — Miller dipped backward into his arms, kicked her legs with verve.
From New York Times • Mar. 2, 2022
Still, Spot is a gifted hoofer and roboinfluencer.
From Washington Post • Aug. 6, 2021
Robert Creighton reprises the title role of the “old hoofer who got lucky in the movies.”
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 21, 2017
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
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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