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dancer

Meaning

  1. A person who dances, usually as a hobby, an occupation, or a profession.
  2. (euphemistic) A stripper.
  3. (obsolete, slang) Synonym of garreter (“a thief who used housetops to enter by garret windows”).

Frequency

B2
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈdɑːns.ə(ɹ)/
Etymology

In summary

From Middle English dauncer, dawncere, dancere, equivalent to dance + -er.

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