dancer

Etymology

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

noun

  1. A person who dances, usually as a hobby, an occupation, or a profession.
    I'm a terrible dancer.
  2. (euphemistic) A stripper.
  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

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