pirouettistn.
/ˌpɪrʊˈɛtɪst/, U.S. /ˌpɪrəˈwɛdəst/ rare.
= pirouetter n. Also figurative.
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society > leisure > dancing > types of dance or dancing > other dances > [noun] > dancer
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pirouetter1826
pirouettist1889
trance dancer1942
snake-dancer1977
1889 G. B. Shaw in Star 4 Oct. 2/4 The unappreciated pirouettists and entrechatists looked on as indignantly as an organist.
1926 W. J. Locke Old Bridge ii. vii. 119 He may chance to be a mechanical jazz pirouettist or a financial oracle.
2002 National Post (Canada) (Nexis) 10 Dec. al6 Sara Topham, Stratford Festival ingenue and a pert pirouettist on her own account.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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