dancer UK /ˈdɑːnsə(ɹ)/US /ˈdænsəɹ/noun 3forms 1phrases 1 noun3 •a person who moves the body to music, for fun or as a jobI'm a terrible dancer. •(euphemistic) A stripper. •(slang, no longer used) 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 formsdancers Phrases with dancer gandy dancerA railway laborer, especially a member of a crew which carries rails and affixes them to ties.
