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DANCER
dancer, professional dancer, terpsichorean
(noun) a performer who dances professionally
dancer, social dancer
(noun) a person who participates in a social gathering arranged for dancing (as a ball)
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
dancer (plural dancers)
A person who dances, usually as a job or profession.
Synonym: stepper
(euphemistic) A stripper.
Synonym: exotic dancer
Hyponyms
• ballerina
• ballerino
• Billy Elliot
• breakdancer
• chorus girl
• Fred Astaire
• jiver
• John Travolta
• krumper
• majorette
• moonwalker
• twerker
• twinkle toes
• waltzer
Anagrams
• Carden, ancred, cedarn, craned, nacred, narced
Etymology
Proper noun
Dancer
The second reindeer of Santa Claus.
An occupational surname for a dancer or acrobat.
Coordinate terms
(Santa Claus's reindeer):
• Dasher
• Prancer
• Vixen
• Comet
• Cupid
• Donner
• Blitzen
• Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer
Anagrams
• Carden, ancred, cedarn, craned, nacred, narced
Source: Wiktionary
Dan"cer, n.
Definition: One who dances or who practices dancing. The merry dancers, beams of the northern lights when they rise and fall alternately without any considerable change of length. See Aurora borealis, under Aurora.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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(noun) the use of closed-class words instead of inflections: e.g., ‘the father of the bride’ instead of ‘the bride’s father’
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