dancer

See also: Dancer

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Middle English dauncer, dawncere, dancere, equivalent to dance +‎ -er.

Pronunciation
  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈdɑːns.ə(ɹ)/, /ˈdæns.ə(ɹ)/
  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈdæns.ɚ/
  • Audio (US)(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɑːnsə(ɹ), -ænsə(ɹ)

Noun

dancer (plural dancers)

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

Hyponyms

Derived terms

Descendants
  • → Japanese: ダンサー (dansā)

Translations
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References
  • (thief): 1873, John Camden Hotten, The Slang Dictionary

Anagrams

Middle French

Etymology

From Old French dancier (“to dance”).

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.
Conjugation of dancer
infinitive simple dancer
compound avoir + past participle
present participle1 or gerund2 simple dançant
compound present participle or gerund of avoir + past participle
past participle dancé
singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative ie (i’) tu il, elle nous vous ilz, elles
(simple
tenses)		 present dance dances dance dançons dancez dancent
imperfect dançois, dançoys dançois, dançoys dançoit, dançoyt dancions, dançons danciez, dancyez dançoient, dançoyent
past historic dança danças dança dançasmes dançastes dancerent
future dancerai, danceray danceras dancera dancerons dancerez danceront
conditional dancerois, danceroys dancerois, danceroys danceroit, danceroyt dancerions, danceryons danceriez, danceryez danceroient, danceroyent
(compound
tenses)		 present perfect present indicative of avoir + past participle
pluperfect imperfect indicative of avoir + past participle
past anterior past historic of avoir + past participle
future perfect future of avoir + past participle
conditional perfect conditional of avoir + past participle
subjunctive que ie (i’) que tu qu’il, qu’elle que nous que vous qu’ilz, qu’elles
(simple
tenses)		 present dance dances dance dançons dancez dancent
imperfect dançasse dançasses dançast dançassions dançassiez dançassent
(compound
tenses)		 past present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
pluperfect imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative – tu – nous vous –
simple — dance — dançons dancez —
compound — simple imperative of avoir + past participle — simple imperative of avoir + past participle simple imperative of avoir + past participle —
1 The present participle was variable in gender and number until the 17th century (Anne Sancier-Château [1995], Une esthétique nouvelle: Honoré d'Urfé, correcteur de l'Astrée, p. 179). The French Academy would eventually declare it not to be declined in 1679.
2 The gerund was held to be invariable by grammarians of the early 17th century, and was usable with preposition en, as in Modern French, although the preposition was not mandatory (Anne Sancier-Château [1995], op. cit., p. 180).

Old French

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.

    Conjugation of dancer (see also Appendix:Old French verbs)
simple compound
infinitive dancer avoir dancé
gerund en dançant gerund of avoir + past participle
present participle dançant
past participle dancé
person singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative jo tu il nos vos il
simple
tenses		 present danz dances dance dançons dancez dancent
imperfect dançoie, danceie, dançoe, danceve dançoies, danceies, dançoes, danceves dançoit, danceit, dançot, danceve danciiens, danciens danciiez, danciez dançoient, danceient, dançoent, dancevent
preterite dançai danças dança dançames dançastes dancerent
future dancerai danceras dancera dancerons danceroiz, dancereiz, dancerez danceront
conditional danceroie, dancereie danceroies, dancereies danceroit, dancereit danceriiens, danceriens danceriiez, danceriez danceroient, dancereient
compound
tenses		 present perfect present tense of avoir + past participle
pluperfect imperfect tense of avoir + past participle
past anterior preterite tense of avoir + past participle
future perfect future tense of avoir + past participle
conditional perfect conditional tense of avoir + past participle
subjunctive que jo que tu qu’il que nos que vos qu’il
simple
tenses		 present danz danz danzt dançons dancez dancent
imperfect dançasse dançasses dançast dancissons, dancissiens dancissoiz, dancissez, dancissiez dançassent
compound
tenses		 past present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
pluperfect imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative – tu – nos vos –
— dance — dançons dancez —
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