Meaning

3 senses
  1. A person who dances, usually as a hobby, an occupation, or a profession.

    I'm a terrible dancer.

    Tänzer, Tänzerin

    танцо́рtancór, танцо́вщикtancóvščik, балеру́нbalerún

    танцюри́стtancjurýst, танцюри́сткаtancjurýstka

    a performer who dances professionally

  2. (euphemistic)A stripper.

    Tänzer, Tänzerin, exotischer Tänzer

  3. (obsolete, slang)Synonym of garreter (“a thief who used housetops to enter by garret windows”).

Examples

352 sentences
  1. Tom knows he's a terrible dancer.

    Том знає, що він жахливо танцює.

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  2. Tom knows that he's a terrible dancer.

    Том знає, що він жахливо танцює.

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  3. My girlfriend is a good dancer.

    Моя дівчина добре танцює.

    ruМоя подруга хорошо танцует.

    deMeine Freundin ist eine gute Tänzerin.

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  4. Tom is a young and talented dancer.

    Том - молодий і талановитий танцівник.

    ruТом - молодой и талантливый танцор.

    deTom ist ein junger und talentierter Tänzer.

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  5. I'm a terrible dancer.

    Я жахливий танцюрист.

    ruЯ ужасный танцор.

    deIch bin ein fürchterlicher Tänzer.

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Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 2
person who dances:
female person who dances:
Русский
By meaning 2
person who dances:
female person who dances:
Deutsch
By meaning 3
person who dances:
female person who dances:
euphemism for stripper:

Origin

From Middle English dauncer, dawncere, dancere, equivalent to dance + -er.

From Middle English dauncer, dawncere, dancere, equivalent to dance + -er.

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Forms

plural: dancers
Singulardancer
Pluraldancers

regular

Synonyms

6 synonyms
Close in meaning

Word family

34 related words

Collocations

12 patterns
  • good dancer
  • a ballet dancer
  • ballet dancer
  • a good dancer
  • very good dancer
  • better better dancer
  • better dancer than
  • best best dancer
  • pretty good dancer
  • a terrible dancer
  • really good dancer
  • terrible dancer

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
dancer — meaning, examples, forms, synonyms | Krumeto