danseur

Noun

Meaning

a male ballet dancer who is the partner of a ballerina

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

danseur noble company dancer danseuse ballet dancer terpsichorean ballerina prima ballerina belly dancer figurant figurante coryphee chorus girl hoofer professional dancer

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Hypernyms

ballet dancer

Related terms

premier danseur

Anagrams

asunder asundre

Examples

A graduate of the Korea National University of Arts, Park became the first Korean to join the company in 2011 and was promoted to premier danseur in 2016. Source: Internet

The dining-room cabinet lets down a drawbridge full of tin soldiers who come to her defense, led by her Nutcracker doll (fabulous premier danseur Joseph Walsh), whom she then has to rescue by distracting the Rat King (John-Paul Simoens) and braining him. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

danse moderne Danser Dansereau danseur noble danseuse danshen