pirouettern.
/ˌpɪrʊˈɛtə/, U.S. /ˌpɪrəˈwɛdər/ A person who pirouettes.
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society > leisure > dancing > types of dance or dancing > other dances > [noun] > dancer
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1826 C. Lamb in New Monthly Mag. 16 226 Monsieur De B., the famous pirouetter of the day.
1878 T. Hardy Return of Native II. iv. iii. 281 She began to envy those pirouetters, to hunger for the hope and happiness which the fascination of the dance seemed to engender within them.
1907 Decatur (Illinois) Rev. 20 June 3/2 The ease and nonchalance of a pirouetter on ice.
2003 Los Angeles Times (Nexis) 21 Sept. m4 They simply can't heft a porky pirouetter and, in effect, any pas de deux with her requires a pas de trois to get her up.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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