# dancer

Pronunciation: US say "DAN-sur" /ˈdæns.ɚ/; UK say "DAHN-suh" /ˈdɑːns.ə(ɹ)/

## Noun

1. Someone who dances, whether for enjoyment, as an occupation, or as a trained professional.
   - Simple: Someone who moves their body in time to music, for fun or as a job.
   - _The lead dancer held the final pose as the music faded._
   - _Years of training turned her into a graceful dancer._
2. A polite or indirect word for a stripper: a performer who removes clothing as entertainment, typically in a club.
   - Simple: A polite word for a stripper: a performer who takes off clothing as part of a show.
   - _The dancer earned most of her income from tips at the club._
   - _Several dancers shared the dressing room before their sets._

## Noun

3. A thief who used rooftops to enter buildings through garret windows high in the roof. *(obsolete)*
   - Simple: A thief who climbed over rooftops to break in through high attic windows.
   - _A dancer broke into the merchant's home through a garret window at midnight._
   - _The constables suspected dancers had been working the rooftops of the district._

## Origin

From Middle English dauncer (also dawncere, dancere), equivalent to dance plus the suffix -er.

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/dancer (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).