dancern.

Brit.

/ˈdɑːnsə/,

/ˈdansə/, U.S.

/ˈdænsər/

Etymology: < dance v. + -er suffix¹.

a. One who dances; spec. one who dances professionally in public.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > dancing > dancer generally > [noun]

leapera1000

sailour?a1366

tripperc1380

dancerc1440

sallierc1440

hopperc1480

flinger?a1513

foot clapper1620

pranker1628

saltatorya1640

prancer1653

apache dancer1912

hoofer1923

rug-cutter1934

society > leisure > dancing > dancer generally > [noun] > female > professional

danceressa1425

dancerc1440

dancing-damsel1606

dancing-wench1698

dancing-girl1762

almeh1786

dancing-woman1810

ronggeng1817

ghazeeyeh1819

hurdy-gurdy girl1865

pony1908

terp1937

c1440 Promptorium Parvulorum 114 Dawncere, tripudiator, tripudiatrix.

1600 W. Shakespeare Much Ado about Nothing ii. i. 97 God match me with a good dauncer .

1688 London Gaz. No. 2318/4 Stage-Plays, Dancers of the Ropes, and other Publick Shews.

1790 R. Burns Tam o' Shanter 146 in Poems & Songs (1968) II. 562 The dancers quick and quicker flew.

1858 W. M. Thackeray Virginians xxviii She is a dancer, and..no better or worse than her neighbours.

†b. A dancing-master. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > dancing > dancing school or class > [noun] > teacher

dancera1627

dancing-master1651

hop-merchant1699

dancing-teacher1841

dancing-mistress1853

a1627 T. Middleton & W. Rowley Old Law (1656) iii. 38 His dancer now came in as I met you.

a1627 T. Middleton Chast Mayd in Cheape-side (1630) i. 1 I hold my life you haue forgot your Dauncing: When was the Dauncer with you?

†c. transferred. A dancing-dog. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the world > animals > mammals > group Unguiculata or clawed mammal > family Canidae > dogs used for specific purposes > [noun] > miscellaneous types of

dancer1576

truffle dog1760

truffler1783

truffle hound1796

pack dog1844

war-dog1852

dog soldier1869

guide dog1932

sniffer dog1964

emotional support dog1993

1576 A. Fleming tr. J. Caius Of Eng. Dogges 35 The Dogge called the Daunser..[They] are taught and exercised to daunce in measure.

1688 R. Holme Acad. Armory ii. 184/1.

2. (plural) A sect of enthusiasts who arose in 1374, chiefly in parts of Flanders, and were noted for their wild dancing; in Pathology those affected with the dancing-mania (St. Vitus', St. John's dance, etc.) of the middle ages.

ΘΚΠ

society > faith > sect > Christianity > other sects and movements > convulsionism > [noun] > person > dancing

dancer1764

1764 A. Maclaine tr. J. L. von Mosheim Eccl. Hist. xiv. ii. v. §8 Directly the reverse of this melancholy sect was the merry one of the Dancers, which..arose at Aix-la-Chapelle.

1844 B. G. Babington tr. J. F. C. Hecker Epidemics Middle Ages (new ed.) i. 88 (note) According to the Chronicle of Cologne, the St. John's dancers sang during their paroxysms.

1882 P. Schaff et al. Relig. Encycl. I. 602 The sect of the Dancers, who were enthusiasts, first appeared in 1374, on the Lower Rhine, dancing in honor of St. John.

3. = dandy-roller n.

4. plural. Stairs. slang.

ΘΚΠ

society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > a building > parts of building > stairs > [noun]

stairc1000

grece1382

grecingc1400

pairc1450

slip1480

pair, flight of stairs1556

scale1592

staircase1624

scalier1652

dancers1667

flight1703

stairway1767

apple(s) and pears1857

1667 R. Head & F. Kirkman Eng. Rogue (rev. ed.) I. iv. 52 Track up the Dancers, go up the stayres.

1725 in New Canting Dict.

1819 J. H. Vaux New Vocab. Flash Lang. in Memoirs II. 166 Dancers, stairs.

1829 E. Bulwer-Lytton Disowned 65 Come, track up the dancers, and dowse the glim.

1859 E. Bulwer-Lytton What will he do with It? (1st Edinb. ed.) I. iii. xvi. 339 Come, my Hebe; track the dancers, that is, go up the stairs.

5. plural. A local name for the aurora borealis or northern lights. Also merry dancers.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the universe > luminous appearance > [noun] > aurora > aurora borealis

dancing-goats1563

petty dancers1635

streaming1694

north-light1706

aurora borealis1717

dancersc1717

northern morning1717

northern lights1722

aurora septentrionalis1728

northern dawn1728

northern light1728

morris dancers1735

streamers1735

north-shine1738

fire-flaught1787

boreal dawn1805

northern morn1822

firelights1845

c1717 Lett. from Mist's Jrnl. (1722) I. 99 In the North of Scotland..they are seen continually every Summer in the Evening..they call them Dancers.

1728 Philos. Trans. 1727–8 (Royal Soc.) 35 304 The Meteor call'd by our Sailors, Merry Dancers, was visible, and very bright.

1863 C. St. John Nat. Hist. Moray 86 April 7th (1847)..we saw a very brilliant aurora borealis, or as they term it here, ‘The Merry Dancers’.

6. slang. (See quots.)

ΘΚΠ

the mind > possession > taking > stealing or theft > thief > burglar > [noun] > cat-burglar

dancer1864

portico thief1870

porch climber1883

second-story man1886

climber1900

cat burglar1907

1864 J. C. Hotten Slang Dict. (new ed.) 117 Dancer, or dancing-master, a thief who prowls about the roofs of houses, and effects an entrance by attic windows, &c.

1930 E. Wallace Lady of Ascot xiii. 120 There were active young men who called themselves dancers, and whose graft was to get into first-floor flats and get out quickly with such overcoats, wraps, and movables as could be whisked away in half a minute.

Draft additions June 2019

Scottish colloquial. you (wee) dancer and variants: expressing triumph, pleasure, approval, etc. Cf. you (little, wee, etc.) beauty at beauty n. Phrases 1e.

ΚΠ

1988 M. Munro Patter: Another Blast 18 That's me got a treble up! Gaun yersel, ya dancer!

2006 S. Creighton Something went Bump (e-book, accessed 26 Sept. 2018) 114 ‘Ten thousand smackeroonies—just for me. Ya wee dancer!’ Higgy chortled.

2014 M. Tierney First Game with Father xii. 301 How did he score that? We rubbed each other's heads. ‘You wee dancer!’

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1894; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	dancer
释义	dancern. Brit. /ˈdɑːnsə/, /ˈdansə/, U.S. /ˈdænsər/ Etymology: < dance v. + -er suffix¹. 1. a. One who dances; spec. one who dances professionally in public. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > dancing > dancer generally > [noun] leapera1000 sailour?a1366 tripperc1380 dancerc1440 sallierc1440 hopperc1480 flinger?a1513 foot clapper1620 pranker1628 saltatorya1640 prancer1653 apache dancer1912 hoofer1923 rug-cutter1934 society > leisure > dancing > dancer generally > [noun] > female > professional danceressa1425 dancerc1440 dancing-damsel1606 dancing-wench1698 dancing-girl1762 almeh1786 dancing-woman1810 ronggeng1817 ghazeeyeh1819 hurdy-gurdy girl1865 pony1908 terp1937 c1440 Promptorium Parvulorum 114 Dawncere, tripudiator, tripudiatrix. 1600 W. Shakespeare Much Ado about Nothing ii. i. 97 God match me with a good dauncer . View more context for this quotation 1688 London Gaz. No. 2318/4 Stage-Plays, Dancers of the Ropes, and other Publick Shews. 1790 R. Burns Tam o' Shanter 146 in Poems & Songs (1968) II. 562 The dancers quick and quicker flew. 1858 W. M. Thackeray Virginians xxviii She is a dancer, and..no better or worse than her neighbours. †b. A dancing-master. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > dancing > dancing school or class > [noun] > teacher dancera1627 dancing-master1651 hop-merchant1699 dancing-teacher1841 dancing-mistress1853 a1627 T. Middleton & W. Rowley Old Law (1656) iii. 38 His dancer now came in as I met you. a1627 T. Middleton Chast Mayd in Cheape-side (1630) i. 1 I hold my life you haue forgot your Dauncing: When was the Dauncer with you? †c. transferred. A dancing-dog. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > mammals > group Unguiculata or clawed mammal > family Canidae > dogs used for specific purposes > [noun] > miscellaneous types of dancer1576 truffle dog1760 truffler1783 truffle hound1796 pack dog1844 war-dog1852 dog soldier1869 guide dog1932 sniffer dog1964 emotional support dog1993 1576 A. Fleming tr. J. Caius Of Eng. Dogges 35 The Dogge called the Daunser..[They] are taught and exercised to daunce in measure. 1688 R. Holme Acad. Armory ii. 184/1. 2. (plural) A sect of enthusiasts who arose in 1374, chiefly in parts of Flanders, and were noted for their wild dancing; in Pathology those affected with the dancing-mania (St. Vitus', St. John's dance, etc.) of the middle ages. ΘΚΠ society > faith > sect > Christianity > other sects and movements > convulsionism > [noun] > person > dancing dancer1764 1764 A. Maclaine tr. J. L. von Mosheim Eccl. Hist. xiv. ii. v. §8 Directly the reverse of this melancholy sect was the merry one of the Dancers, which..arose at Aix-la-Chapelle. 1844 B. G. Babington tr. J. F. C. Hecker Epidemics Middle Ages (new ed.) i. 88 (note) According to the Chronicle of Cologne, the St. John's dancers sang during their paroxysms. 1882 P. Schaff et al. Relig. Encycl. I. 602 The sect of the Dancers, who were enthusiasts, first appeared in 1374, on the Lower Rhine, dancing in honor of St. John. 3. = dandy-roller n. 4. plural. Stairs. slang. ΘΚΠ society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > a building > parts of building > stairs > [noun] stairc1000 grece1382 grecingc1400 pairc1450 slip1480 pair, flight of stairs1556 scale1592 staircase1624 scalier1652 dancers1667 flight1703 stairway1767 apple(s) and pears1857 1667 R. Head & F. Kirkman Eng. Rogue (rev. ed.) I. iv. 52 Track up the Dancers, go up the stayres. 1725 in New Canting Dict. 1819 J. H. Vaux New Vocab. Flash Lang. in Memoirs II. 166 Dancers, stairs. 1829 E. Bulwer-Lytton Disowned 65 Come, track up the dancers, and dowse the glim. 1859 E. Bulwer-Lytton What will he do with It? (1st Edinb. ed.) I. iii. xvi. 339 Come, my Hebe; track the dancers, that is, go up the stairs. 5. plural. A local name for the aurora borealis or northern lights. Also merry dancers. ΘΚΠ the world > the universe > luminous appearance > [noun] > aurora > aurora borealis dancing-goats1563 petty dancers1635 streaming1694 north-light1706 aurora borealis1717 dancersc1717 northern morning1717 northern lights1722 aurora septentrionalis1728 northern dawn1728 northern light1728 morris dancers1735 streamers1735 north-shine1738 fire-flaught1787 boreal dawn1805 northern morn1822 firelights1845 c1717 Lett. from Mist's Jrnl. (1722) I. 99 In the North of Scotland..they are seen continually every Summer in the Evening..they call them Dancers. 1728 Philos. Trans. 1727–8 (Royal Soc.) 35 304 The Meteor call'd by our Sailors, Merry Dancers, was visible, and very bright. 1863 C. St. John Nat. Hist. Moray 86 April 7th (1847)..we saw a very brilliant aurora borealis, or as they term it here, ‘The Merry Dancers’. 6. slang. (See quots.) ΘΚΠ the mind > possession > taking > stealing or theft > thief > burglar > [noun] > cat-burglar dancer1864 portico thief1870 porch climber1883 second-story man1886 climber1900 cat burglar1907 1864 J. C. Hotten Slang Dict. (new ed.) 117 Dancer, or dancing-master, a thief who prowls about the roofs of houses, and effects an entrance by attic windows, &c. 1930 E. Wallace Lady of Ascot xiii. 120 There were active young men who called themselves dancers, and whose graft was to get into first-floor flats and get out quickly with such overcoats, wraps, and movables as could be whisked away in half a minute. Draft additions June 2019 Scottish colloquial. you (wee) dancer and variants: expressing triumph, pleasure, approval, etc. Cf. you (little, wee, etc.) beauty at beauty n. Phrases 1e. ΚΠ 1988 M. Munro Patter: Another Blast 18 That's me got a treble up! Gaun yersel, ya dancer! 2006 S. Creighton Something went Bump (e-book, accessed 26 Sept. 2018) 114 ‘Ten thousand smackeroonies—just for me. Ya wee dancer!’ Higgy chortled. 2014 M. Tierney First Game with Father xii. 301 How did he score that? We rubbed each other's heads. ‘You wee dancer!’ This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1894; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.c1440
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