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dancers

dancers is the plural of dancer.

Meaning of dancer

Noun

dancer (plural dancers)

  1. A person who dances, usually as a hobby, an occupation, or a profession.
    • I'm a terrible dancer.
    Synonyms:
    stepper
  2. (euphemistic) A stripper.
    Synonyms:
    exotic dancer
  3. (obsolete, slang) Synonym of garreter (“a thief who used housetops to enter by garret windows”).
    • [A]bout 40 were burglars, "dancers," "garreters," and other adepts with the skeleton keys.1889, Charles Tempest Clarkson, J. Hall Richardson, Police!, page 260
    Synonyms:
    garreter

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Phrases with dancers

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Questions about dancers

What is dancers the plural of?
Dancers is the plural of dancer.

Words near dancers in the dictionary

  1. dancerette
  2. dancerettes
  3. danceries
  4. dancerliness
  5. dancerly
  6. dancers
  7. dancery
  8. dances
  9. dances around
  10. dances attendance
  11. dances of the seven veils

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