Meanings
dancer1
noundancer (plural dancers)
plural dancers · alternative obsolete dauncer · alternative obsolete dawncer
- danceA person who dances, usually as a hobby, an occupation, or a profession.
I'm a terrible dancer.
Synonyms: stepper
Dancer2
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA person who dances, usually as a hobby, an occupation, or a profession.
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nounA stripper.
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nounSynonym of garreter (“a thief who used housetops to enter by garret windows”).
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Narrower
More synonyms by meaning
nouna performer who dances professionally
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professional dancerterpsichorean
Broader
performerperforming artist
nouna person who participates in a social gathering arranged for dancing (as a ball)
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social dancer
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Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
dancer · noun
- Middle Englishdauncer
- Englishdancer
From Middle English dauncer, dawncere, dancere, equivalent to dance + -er.
More words from Middle English
Full word history & related roots →Dancer · proper noun
From dancer. (reindeer): First attested in the 1823 poem “A Visit from St. Nicholas”
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Afrikaans danser
- danserperson who dances
Ancient Greek ὀρχηστής, ὀρχηστρίς
- ὀρχηστής (orkhēstḗs)person who dances
- ὀρχηστρίς (orkhēstrís)person who dances
- ὀρχηστρίς (orkhēstrís)female person who dances
Arabic رَاقِص, رَاقِصَة
- رَاقِص (rāqiṣ)person who dances
- رَاقِصَة (rāqiṣa)person who dances
- رَاقِصَة (rāqiṣa)female person who dances
- رَقَّاصَة (raqqāṣa)female person who dances
Basque dantzari
- dantzariperson who dances
Bengali নর্তক, নর্তকী
- নর্তক (nortok)person who dances
- নর্তকী (nortoki)female person who dances
Bulgarian танцьо́р, балети́ст
- танцьо́р (tancjór)person who dances
- балети́ст (baletíst)person who dances
- танцьо́рка (tancjórka)female person who dances
- танцьо́рка (tancjórka)euphemism for stripper
Catalan ballador, ballarí
- balladorperson who dances
- ballaríperson who dances
- dansadorperson who dances
- dansaireperson who dances
Chinese Mandarin 舞蹈家, 舞蹈演員 /舞蹈演员
- 舞蹈家 (wǔdǎojiā)person who dances
- 舞蹈演員 /舞蹈演员 (wǔdǎo yǎnyuán)person who dances
- 跳舞者 (tiàowǔzhě)person who dances
- 跳舞 (Tiàowǔ)reindeer of Santa Claus
Czech tanečník, tanečnice
- tanečníkperson who dances
- tanečniceperson who dances
- tanečnicefemale person who dances
Danish danser, danserinde
- danserperson who dances
- danserindefemale person who dances
- danserskefemale person who dances
Dutch danser, danseres
- danserperson who dances
- danseresfemale person who dances
- exotisch dansereuphemism for stripper
- karakterdansereuphemism for stripper
- stripdansereuphemism for stripper
Esperanto dancistino
- dancistinofemale person who dances
Estonian tantsija
- tantsijaperson who dances
Finnish tanssija, tanssijatar
- tanssijaperson who dances
- tanssijatarfemale person who dances
- tanssijaeuphemism for stripper
- tanssijatareuphemism for stripper
- Tanssijareindeer of Santa Claus
French danseur, danseuse
- danseurperson who dances
- danseusefemale person who dances
- Danseurreindeer of Santa Claus
- Danseusereindeer of Santa Claus
German Tänzer, Tänzerin
- Tänzerperson who dances
- Tänzerinfemale person who dances
- Tänzereuphemism for stripper
- Tänzerineuphemism for stripper
- exotischer Tänzereuphemism for stripper
- exotische Tänzerineuphemism for stripper
Greek χορευτής, χορεύτρια
- χορευτής (choreftís)person who dances
- χορεύτρια (choréftria)female person who dances
- χορεύτρια (choréftria)euphemism for stripper
- Ορχηστρίς (Orchistrís)reindeer of Santa Claus
Hebrew רקדן \ רַקְדָן, רקדנית \ רַקְדָנִית
- רקדן \ רַקְדָן (rakdán)person who dances
- רקדנית \ רַקְדָנִית (rakdanít)female person who dances
Hindi नर्तक, नचनिया
- नर्तक (nartak)person who dances
- नचनिया (nacniyā)person who dances
- नाचनेवाला (nācnevālā)person who dances
- नर्तकी (nartakī)female person who dances
Hungarian táncos, táncosnő
- táncosperson who dances
- táncosnőfemale person who dances
Icelandic dansari
- dansariperson who dances
Indonesian penari
- penariperson who dances
Irish rinceoir, damhsóir
- rinceoirperson who dances
- damhsóirperson who dances
Italian ballerino, danzatore
- ballerinoperson who dances
- danzatoreperson who dances
- ballerinafemale person who dances
- danzatricefemale person who dances
- Ballerinoreindeer of Santa Claus
Japanese ダンサー, 舞踊家
- ダンサー (dansā)person who dances
- 舞踊家 (buyōka)person who dances
- 踊り子 (odoriko)female person who dances
- 舞姫 (maihime, buki)female person who dances
- ダンサー (Dansā)reindeer of Santa Claus
Korean 댄서, 춤꾼
- 댄서 (daenseo)person who dances
- 춤꾼 (chumkkun)person who dances
- 춤군 (chumgun)person who dances
- 무용가 (muyongga)person who dances
- 무희 (muhui)female person who dances
- 무녀 (munyeo)female person who dances
Latin saltātor, saltātrīx
- saltātorperson who dances
- saltātrīxperson who dances
- histriōperson who dances
- lūdiusperson who dances
- lūdiaperson who dances
- ballātorperson who dances
- ballātrīxperson who dances
- saltatrixfemale person who dances
- ludiafemale person who dances
- ballātrīxfemale person who dances
Latvian dejotājs, dejotāja
- dejotājsperson who dances
- dejotājafemale person who dances
Lithuanian šokėjas, šokėja
- šokėjasperson who dances
- šokėjafemale person who dances
Malay penari
- penariperson who dances
Māori kaikanikani
- kaikanikaniperson who dances
Norwegian Bokmål danser, danserinne
- danserperson who dances
- danserinnefemale person who dances
Polish tancerz, tancerka
- tancerzperson who dances
- tancerkaperson who dances
- tancerkafemale person who dances
- Tancerzreindeer of Santa Claus
Portuguese bailarino, dançarino
- bailarinoperson who dances
- dançarinoperson who dances
- bailarinafemale person who dances
- dançarinafemale person who dances
- dançarino exóticoeuphemism for stripper
- dançarina exóticaeuphemism for stripper
- Dançarinareindeer of Santa Claus
Romanian dansator, dansatoare
- dansatorperson who dances
- dansatoarefemale person who dances
Russian танцо́р, танцо́вщик
- танцо́р (tancór)person who dances
- танцо́вщик (tancóvščik)person who dances
- балеру́н (balerún)person who dances
- плясу́н (pljasún)person who dances
- танцо́вщица (tancóvščica)female person who dances
- танцо́рка (tancórka)female person who dances
- балери́на (balerína)female person who dances
- плясу́нья (pljasúnʹja)female person who dances
Scottish Gaelic dannsair
- dannsairperson who dances
Slovak tanečník, tanečnica
- tanečníkperson who dances
- tanečnicaperson who dances
- tanečnicafemale person who dances
Spanish bailarín, bailador
- bailarínperson who dances
- bailadorperson who dances
- bailarinafemale person who dances
- bailadorafemale person who dances
- Bailarínreindeer of Santa Claus
- Danzarínreindeer of Santa Claus
Swedish dansare, danserska c dansös
- dansareperson who dances
- danserska c dansösfemale person who dances
Tagalog mananayaw
- mananayawperson who dances
Tamil நடனக்காரர்
- நடனக்காரர் (naṭaṉakkārar)person who dances
Thai นักเต้น, หางเครื่อง
- นักเต้น (nák-dtên)person who dances
- หางเครื่อง (hǎang-krʉ̂ʉang)person who dances
Turkish dansçı, dansçı
- dansçıperson who dances
- dansçıfemale person who dances
- dansözfemale person who dances
Ukrainian танцюри́ст, танцюри́стка
- танцюри́ст (tancjurýst)person who dances
- танцюри́стка (tancjurýstka)female person who dances
Urdu رَقّاص, رَقّاصَہ
- رَقّاص (raqqās)person who dances
- رَقّاصَہ (raqqāsa)female person who dances
Vietnamese người nhảy, người múa
- người nhảyperson who dances
- người múaperson who dances
- người khiêu vũperson who dances
- vũ côngperson who dances
Welsh dawnsiwr, dawnswr
- dawnsiwrperson who dances
- dawnswrperson who dances
Yiddish טענצער, טענצערין
- טענצער (tentser)person who dances
- טענצערין (tentserin)female person who dances
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with dancer
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APA
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“dancer.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dancer. Accessed November 2, 2026.
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