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break-dancer

break-dancer is the alternative form of breakdancer.

Meaning of breakdancer

Noun

breakdancer (plural breakdancers)

  1. One who breakdances.
    • Dr. Herbert Schwartz, an orthopedic surgeon at the University of Chicago Hospital, said he had treated five breakdancers who broke arms trying to support their body weight by standing on one hand.1984 June 21, UPI, “AROUND THE NATION; Breakdancing Fad Held To Risk Serious Injury”, in The New York Times
    Synonyms:
    breaker

Forms of break-dancer

pluralbreak-dancers

Origin of break-dancer

From break-dance + -er.

Questions about break-dancer

What is break-dancer the alternative form of?
Break-dancer is the alternative form of breakdancer.

Words near break-dancer in the dictionary

  1. break-building
  2. break-bulk
  3. break-bulks
  4. break-dance
  5. break-danced
  6. break-dancer
  7. break-dancers
  8. break-dances
  9. break-dancing
  10. break-down
  11. break-downs

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