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Webster 1913 Edition


Dancer

Dan′cer

,
Noun.
One who dances or who practices dancing.
The merry dancers
,
beams of the northern lights when they rise and fall alternately without any considerable change of length. See
Aurora borealis
, under
Aurora
.

Webster 1828 Edition


Dancer

D'ANCER

,
Noun.
One who practices dancing, or is skilful in the performance.

Definition 2024


Dancer

Dancer

See also: dancer

English

Proper noun

Dancer

  1. A reindeer of Santa Claus.

Translations

dancer

dancer

See also: Dancer

English

Alternative forms

Noun

dancer (plural dancers)

  1. A person who dances or performs (a) dance(s), usually as a job or profession.
  2. (euphemistic) A stripper.

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Middle French

Etymology

From Old French dancer, from Frankish *dansōn.

Verb

dancer

  1. to dance

Conjugation

  • As parler except c becomes ç before a and o. May remain c in older manuscripts.
  • Middle French conjugation varies from one text to another. Hence, the following conjugation should be considered as typical, not as exhaustive.

Old French

Etymology

From Frankish *dansōn.

Verb

dancer

  1. Alternative form of dancier

Conjugation

This verb conjugates as a first-group verb ending in -er. The forms that would normally end in *-c, *-cs, *-ct are modified to z, z, zt. In addition, c becomes ç before an a, o or u to keep the /ts/ sound intact. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.