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moonwalker

moonwalker

6.0
A person who slides backward smoothly on the floor as a dance move
  • noun
  • /ˈmuːnˌwɔːkər/
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  • During the show, the moonwalker glided effortlessly across the stage, captivating everyone watching.

Examples

  • After years of practicing, she finally became a skilled moonwalker at the local dance studio.

  • The competition featured a talented moonwalker who amazed the audience with his smooth moves.

  • It's so we can praise the moonwalkers themselves.

Synonyms

dancer
vsmoonwalker
514 1.0

A person who moves their body to music

is a person who performs a backward gliding dance move

How Skilled

professional
∞ 3.4
dancer
514 1.0
moonwalker
6.0
beginner
81 1.0
dabbler
4 6.7

Surface Forms

moonwalker singular
moonwalkers plural

Morphology

moonwalker = moonwalk (semi-transparent) = moon + walk + er

The agent '-er' is attached to 'moonwalk', but 'moonwalk' as a dance move is a metaphorical/specialized meaning not directly inferable as literal walking on the Moon.

Etymology

Moonwalker for a dancer comes from the move called the moonwalk, which looks like a smooth backward 'glide' as if someone were walking in the Moon's low gravity. Michael Jackson made the move famous, so a moonwalker is someone who performs that dance.