ballerina

bal·le·ri·na

B0043700 (băl′ə-rē′nə)n.1. A principal woman dancer in a ballet company.2. A ballet dancer who is a woman or a girl.

---

[Italian, from ballare, to dance, from Late Latin ballāre, from Greek ballizein; see ball².]

ballerina

(ˌbæləˈriːnə) n1. (Ballet) a female ballet dancer2. (Ballet) US the principal female dancer of a ballet company[C18: from Italian, feminine of ballerino dancing master, from ballare to dance, from Late Latin ballāre: see ball²]

bal•le•ri•na

(ˌbæl əˈri nə)

n., pl. -nas. a female ballet dancer. [1785–95; < Italian, feminine of ballerino professional dancer]

ballerina

A female dancer of the chief classical roles in a company; also called prima ballerina.

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

ballerina - a female ballet dancer danseuseballet dancer - a trained dancer who is a member of a ballet companyprima ballerina - a leading female ballet dancer

Translations

芭蕾舞女演员

ballerina

(bӕləˈriːnə) noun a female (often principal) ballet-dancer. Pavlova was a famous ballerina. 芭蕾舞伶 芭蕾舞女

ballerina

→ 芭蕾舞女演员zhCN