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.
Synonyms: ballerina, hoofer [slang], Terpsichorean More Synonyms of dancer
2. countable noun [adjective NOUN]
If you say that someone is a good dancer or a bad dancer, you are saying how well or badly they can dance.
He was the best dancer in LA.
Examples of 'dancer' in a sentence
dancer
He's a good dancer but at times needs to be careful with his steps.
The Sun (2016)
What makes a good dancer?
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
You've got to remember he met me when I was a singer on tour with eight male dancers.
The Sun (2016)
And at least it's putting two good dancers against each other in the dance off, meaning one has to go while still keeping the fun factor.
The Sun (2016)
Male solo dancers also rattled brilliantly.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
Ballet dancers are an obedient lot.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
You're a dancer as well as an actor.
The Sun (2013)
The dancers perform it well, though not as well as vintage casts.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
For him it's obviously a splendid time to be a male dancer.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
You can tell because they look after their image, are charming and good dancers.
The Sun (2014)
IT'S not known how good a dancer the 007 actor is.
The Sun (2012)
Passengers will be able to enjoy dancers, singers and musicians whose art reflects their homeland.
The Sun (2012)
A handful of superb male dancers obliquely examined masculine isolation, uncertainty and endurance.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
I've seen lots of good dancers ruin things with one bad routine.
The Sun (2012)
I'd like to be a dancer or a singer.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
I'm not a good dancer.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
His production relies on character comedy and academic display, both of which the Birmingham dancers are well at ease with.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
And yes, male dancers are becoming as well known as their female counterparts, if we are known at all.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
I did my first dance class at the age of 22, when most dancers are well into theircareers.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
Word lists with
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Types of entertainer
In other languages
dancer
British English: dancer /ˈdɑːnsə/ NOUN
A dancer is a person who is dancing, or who earns money by dancing.
His previous girlfriend was a dancer.
American English: dancer
Arabic: راقِص
Brazilian Portuguese: dançarino
Chinese: 舞蹈家
Croatian: plesač
Czech: tanečník
Danish: danser
Dutch: danser
European Spanish: bailarín
Finnish: tanssija
French: danseur
German: Tänzer
Greek: χορευτής
Italian: ballerino
Japanese: ダンサー
Korean: 춤추는 사람
Norwegian: danser
Polish: tancerz
European Portuguese: dançarino
Romanian: dansator
Russian: танцор
Latin American Spanish: bailarín
Swedish: dansare
Thai: นักเต้นรำ
Turkish: dansçı
Ukrainian: танцюрист
Vietnamese: diễn viên múa
All related terms of 'dancer'
lap dancer
a scantily dressed woman who dances erotically for individual members of the audience
rope dancer
an acrobat who performs on a tightrope
tap dancer
A tap dancer is a dancer who does tap dancing .
taxi dancer
a person who is paid to dance with people in a dance hall or hotel , payment being required for each individual dance during an evening
ballet dancer
a man or woman who takes part in ballet dancing, usually professionally
belly dancer
A belly dancer is a woman who performs a Middle Eastern dance in which she moves her hips and abdomen about.
exotic dancer
a striptease dancer or belly dancer
gandy dancer
railway track maintenance worker
morris dancer
A morris dancer is a person who takes part in morris dancing.
night dancer
(in Uganda ) a person believed to employ the help of the dead in destroying other people
ballroom dancer
a person who participates in ballroom dancing
go-go dancer
a dancer, usually scantily dressed, who performs rhythmic and often erotic modern dance routines , esp in a nightclub or disco
fan dance
a dance in which large fans are manipulated in front of the body, partially revealing or suggesting nakedness
ice dance
any of a number of dances , mostly based on ballroom dancing, performed by a couple skating on ice
tap dance
a step dance in which the performer wears shoes equipped with taps that make a rhythmic sound on the stage as he or she dances
toe dance
a dance performed on tiptoe
break dancing
a style of dance engaged in by youths , involving acrobatic movements, spinning about on the head or shoulders , etc.
clog dance
a dance in which clogs are worn to beat out the rhythm
folk dance
any of various traditional rustic dances often originating from festivals or rituals
pole dancing
Pole dancing is a type of entertainment in a bar or club in which a woman who is wearing very few clothes dances around a pole in a sexy way .
sword dance
a dance in which the performers dance nimbly over swords on the ground or brandish them in the air
table dancing
Table dancing is a type of entertainment in a bar or club in which a woman who is wearing very few clothes dances in a sexy way close to a customer or group of customers.
square dance
A square dance is a traditional American dance in which sets of four couples dance together , forming a square at the beginning of the dance.
Chinese translation of 'dancer'
dancer
(ˈdɑːnsəʳ)
n(c)
(professional) 舞蹈演员(員) (wǔdǎo yǎnyuán) (位, wèi)
(= person who is dancing) 跳舞者 (tiàowǔzhě)
to be a good/bad dancer舞跳得好/不好 (wǔ tiào de hǎo/bù hǎo)