dancer — [n] ballerina ballet dancer, belly dancer, chorus girl, coryphee, danseur, danseuse, go go dancer, hoofer*, line dancer, prima ballerina, show girl, tap dancer; concept 352 … New thesaurus
dancer — (n.) mid 15c., agent noun from DANCE (Cf. dance). (Dancere as a surname is attested from early 12c.). Related: Danseuse female dancer, from French fem. of danseur … Etymology dictionary
Dancer — Dan cer, n. One who dances or who practices dancing. [1913 Webster] {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}. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
dancer — Synonyms and related words: artist, artiste, ballerina, ballet dancer, ballet girl, ballroom dancer, belly dancer, burlesque queen, choral dancer, chorine, chorus boy, chorus girl, clog dancer, conjurer, coryphee, dancing girl, danseur, danseur… … Moby Thesaurus
Dancer — Queen – Hot Space Veröffentlichung 21. Mai 1982 Label EMI/Parlophone; Elektra, Hollywood Records (USA) Format(e) LP, Cassette; CD Genre(s) Rock … Deutsch Wikipedia
dancer — danc|er [ˈda:nsə US ˈdænsər] n 1.) someone who dances as a profession ▪ The dancer s technique is strong. ballet/ballroom/flamenco etc dancer ▪ Margot Fonteyn, the famous British ballet dancer 2.) someone who dances ▪ the dancers on the floor… … Dictionary of contemporary English
dancer — [[t]dɑ͟ːnsə(r), dæ̱ns [/t]] dancers 1) N COUNT A dancer is a person who earns money by dancing, or a person who is dancing. His previous girlfriend was a dancer with the Royal Ballet... The dancers began to walk away from the floor. 2) N COUNT:… … English dictionary
dancer — n 1. ballet dancer, toe dancer, figurant, coryphee; danseur, premier danseur, premier danseur noble; danseuse, ballerina, prima ballerina, prima ballerina assoluta. 2. square dancer, Inf. heel kicker, Sl. hoofer, Sl. boot stomper; jigger, belly… … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
dancer — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ brilliant (esp. BrE), excellent, fine, good, great, wonderful ▪ He s a brilliant dancer! ▪ professional … Collocations dictionary
Dancer — This interesting name derives form the Medieval English dancen , to dance (ultimately from the Olde French danser ) and was originally given as an occupational name to a professional dance employed to perform at weddings, festivals, fairs and… … Surnames reference
