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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