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

See Examples For:

dressing room

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

From BBC ● Sep. 12, 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

The answer awaits in the Astors’ dressing room.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 22, 2026

They were leaders in the dressing room and they will be missed there, as well as on the pitch.

From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2026

There were two full pitchers of ice water in Lyla’s dressing room when she arrived that morning.

From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman