Meanings
nounnondancer (plural nondancers)
plural nondancers · alternative non-dancer
- Someone who is not a dancer
But Ms. Lewis said she had already been approached by nondancers, including several visual artists, intrigued by the innovative format.
2009 January 2, Claudia La Rocco, “New Classes Fill New Needs in Movement”, in The New York Times1 more example
Later in the same monologue she announces that she will show rehearsal images and read her artist statement, and then offers $2 for a nondancer to join her onstage.
2012 March 6, Gia Kourlas, “A Sly Take on Creativity”, in The New York Times
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*né
- Proto-Germanic*ne
- Proto-Indo-European*ís?
- Proto-Indo-European*h₁óynos
- Proto-Germanic*ainaz
- Proto-Germanic*nainaz
- Proto-West Germanic*nain
- Old Englishnān
- Middle Englishnon
- Old Englishnān
- Old Englishnān-
- Middle Englishnon-
- Englishnon-
- Englishdancer
- Englishnondancer
Translations
German Nichttänzer, Nichttänzerin
- Nichttänzerperson who is not a dancer
- Nichttänzerinperson who is not a dancer
Cite this entry
APA
nondancer. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nondancer
MLA
“nondancer.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nondancer. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “nondancer,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nondancer.
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