Dancer — Meaning, Definition & Synonyms

Meaning & Definition of Dancer

Dancer (verb)

1. to move one's body rhythmically usually to music, to engage in or perform a dance
2. to move or seem to move up and down or about in a quick or lively manner
3. to perform or take part in as a dancer

Dancer (noun)

1. a person who dances or performs in a seductive or provocative manner while skimpily dressed or while gradually removing their clothes piece by piece especially to the accompaniment of music, stripper, stripteaser
2. a laborer in a railroad section gang
3. an itinerant or seasonal laborer
4. a woman employed by a dance hall, café, or cabaret to dance with patrons who pay an amount for each dance
5. any of various usually social dances (such as the tango, two-step, and waltz) in which couples perform set moves
6. a usually solo dance emphasizing movements of the belly
7. someone who breakdances —called also breaker
8. a dance in which the performer wears clogs and beats out a clattering rhythm on the floor
9. an activity in which a usually seminude performer sits and gyrates on the lap of a customer
10. contra dance
11. a dance performed by a group usually in single file
12. a dance in which the dancers stand in ranks while performing a particular set of steps in unison