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ˈfigure-ˌdancer
1. A performer in a figure-dance.
1753A. Murphy Gray's-Inn Jrnl. No. 25 They all had the Honour of Kissing a Figure Dancer. 1779Sheridan Critic i. i, French spies..disguised like fiddlers and figure dancers. 1819Metropolis II. 202 The figure-dancers, flower-girls, characters [etc.].
2. slang. (See quot.)
1796Grose Dict. Vulg. Tongue, Figure Dancer, one who alters figures on bank notes, converting tens to hundreds. |