dancer
Valid in Scrabble
- Scrabble points
- 9
- Words With Friends
- 11
- Letters
- 6
/ˈdɑːnsə(ɹ)/
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/ˈdɑːnsə(ɹ)/ · /ˈdɑːntsə(ɹ)/ · /ˈdænsəɹ/ · /ˈdæntsəɹ/
Definition of dancer
5 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included
noun
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A person who dances, usually as a hobby, an occupation, or a profession.
“I'm a terrible dancer.”
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noun
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A person who dances, usually as a hobby, an occupation, or a profession.
“I'm a terrible dancer.”
- (euphemistic)A stripper.
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(obsolete, slang)Synonym of garreter (“a thief who used housetops to enter by garret windows”).
“[A]bout 40 were burglars, "dancers," "garreters," and other adepts with the skeleton keys.”
name
- The second reindeer of Santa Claus.
- A surname originating as an occupation for a dancer or acrobat.
Definitions from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.
Etymology
From Middle English dauncer, dawncere, dancere, equivalent to dance + -er.
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