English
dancer
Dancer comes from Middle English dauncer.
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500dauncer
- Englishearliest quotation 1889dancer
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor
Lineage
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500dauncer
- Englishearliest quotation 1889dancer
Earliest quotation: 1889, Charles Tempest Clarkson, J. Hall Richardson: “[A]bout 40 were burglars, "dancers," "garreters," and other adepts…”
Formed from dance + -er
Every English word from Middle English dauncer
Today it means
noun A person who dances, usually as a hobby, an occupation, or a profession.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Middle English dauncer / dancer