ballerina, danseuse
(noun) a female ballet dancer
Source: WordNet® 3.1
ballerina (plural ballerinas or ballerine)
a female ballet dancer
the star female ballet performer in the company
(less common, sometimes, derogatory) a male ballet dancer
Synonym: ballerino
a ballet flat shoe
Although normally used to refer only to females, it can be used of males although this is sometimes done so derogatorily. danseur or ballet dancer is the normal term for men.
Source: Wiktionary
21 June 2025
(noun) the condition of being deprived of oxygen (as by having breathing stopped); “asphyxiation is sometimes used as a form of torture”
The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.
