Kilo Lingo

dancer

/ˈdɑːn.sə/

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Translation

A person who dances, often for other people to watch.

Word origin

From dance plus the ending -er, meaning one who dances.

Origin
Old French
Root
dancier

Grammar

Gender
Pluraldancers

Examples

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"Dancer" is the person who dances.

circle.

"Dancers" is the plural, meaning more than one dancer.

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Here "dancer" tells us what she is good at doing.

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This word is part of lesson 17.