Used in a Sentence

dancer

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for dancer.

Editorial note

Judging programmers based on their whiteboard skills is like judging a ballet dancer based on how eloquently he can describe his training routine.

Examples18
Definitions4
Parts of speech1

Quick take

A surname originating as an occupation for a dancer or acrobat.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of dancer gathered in one view.

noun

A surname originating as an occupation for a dancer or acrobat.

noun

The second reindeer of Santa Claus.

noun

(dance) A person who dances, usually as a hobby, an occupation, or a profession.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for dancer.

noun

A surname originating as an occupation for a dancer or acrobat.

noun

The second reindeer of Santa Claus.

noun

(dance) A person who dances, usually as a hobby, an occupation, or a profession.

noun

(euphemistic) A stripper.

Example sentences

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Judging programmers based on their whiteboard skills is like judging a ballet dancer based on how eloquently he can describe his training routine.

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But these programs are not just for being seen or read — like a graceful dancer, they move!

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So set up another Hack Day without Go Go Dancers and go there instead of the Go Go Dancer day?

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If a musician or dancer, two roles mentioned in the article, then making a living out of it is the definition of success!

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I remember reading his bio about how he spent years training as a folk dancer.

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In between she was a dancer (getting, of course, Deutsche Mark).

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She is a ballet dancer, so I assume artists mostly everywhere (in the US--and Canada--I'm originally from Canada) are more welcoming.

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And not just as a single dancer either, but a whole choreographed number — processes splitting and moving and recombining at great speeds, around and around again.

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> But these programs are not just for being seen or read — like a graceful dancer, they move!

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Is law enforcement on the engineering side of the comparison that was just made or the bartender/dancer side?

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I don't think I was trying to be the top local dancer.

12

As a contra dancer, I actually find that about an inch of heel elevation in a shoe adds about a +1 or so skill bonus.

Quote examples

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Or as a friend says: "the worst dancer in the world is better than the best non-dancer"

2

Searching "dancer" brought up related perl modules but not the primary one.

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I also personally rate restaurants on the comfort and style of the furnishing, the "ambience", the location, and events, if any (a Lebanese restaurant I like occasionally has a belly dancer).

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As a male, heterosexual ballroom and latin dancer -- who has never worn heels higher than men's 1.5" Latin dance shoes -- I totally get that there can be a real powerful, masculine feeling from walking strongly on the balls & toes.

Proper noun examples

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If you want to make a web app with modern Perl practices, check out Mojolicious[1] or Dancer[2].

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We’re currently in the process of migrating our front end codebase from a Perl stack (Perl, Dancer, and jQuery UI) over to a modern stack (Node.js, Express, and React).

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use dancer in a sentence?

Judging programmers based on their whiteboard skills is like judging a ballet dancer based on how eloquently he can describe his training routine.

What does dancer mean?

A surname originating as an occupation for a dancer or acrobat.

What part of speech is dancer?

dancer is commonly used as noun.