dancer
noun
- person who dances
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /ˈdɑːnsə(ɹ)/ / /ˈdɑːntsə(ɹ)/ / /ˈdænsəɹ/
name
Etymology: From dancer. (reindeer): First attested in the 1823 poem “A Visit from St. Nicholas”
- The second reindeer of Santa Claus.
- A surname originating as an occupation for a dancer or acrobat.
noun
Etymology: From Middle English dauncer, dawncere, dancere, equivalent to dance + -er.
- A person who dances, usually as a hobby, an occupation, or a profession.
“I'm a terrible dancer.”
- A stripper.
- 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.”