danseur
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9.9
A male ballet dancer who partners a ballerina in performances
- noun
- /dænˈsɜr/
- Jargon
:
danseur
- The young danseur trained tirelessly to improve his technique for the upcoming performance.
- a premier danseur
Examples
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'Danseur noble'.
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That's his premier danseur.
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Some of the performers had written "danseur" or "musicien" in white kaolin across their chests.
Academic text (1991) -
He serves her drink with an elaborate gesture, a danseur's swiveling of thin black wrists.
Fiction book (1990) -
In the ballet, the danseur elegantly lifted his partner during the final scene.
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As the leading danseur, he had the honor of performing alongside the principal ballerina.
Synonyms
dancer
vsdanseur
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1.0
A person who moves their body to music
is specifically a male classical performer who partners a female lead in shows
ballet dancer
vsdanseur
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3.0
A person who trains in ballet and performs with a ballet company
is a male performer who partners a ballerina on stage
professional dancer
vsdanseur
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2.7
A person who dances for money as their job
is specifically a male partner in classical performances rather than any paid performer
Compounds
Surface Forms
Etymology
Danseur comes from French danser 'to dance' plus the word ending -eur 'one who', and is like the English word dancer, so a danseur is a man who dances, often a ballet partner.