Ballerina

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian ballerina.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: /ˈbæl.ɜː(ɹ).in.ə(ɹ)/, SAMPA: /"b{l.3:(r).in.@(r)/

Noun

Ballerina (plural Ballerinas)

1. A female ballet dancer.
2. (less common, sometimes derogatory) A male ballet dancer.

Thesaurus

ballet dancer, ballet girl, ballroom dancer, choral dancer, chorus boy, chorus girl, clog dancer, coryphee, dancer, dancing girl, danseur, danseur noble, danseuse, figurant, figurante, geisha, geisha girl, heel-and-toe dancer, hoofer, hula girl, nautch girl, square-dancer, terpsichorean