Phrase guide

ballet dancer

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

A person who performs ballet.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: ballerina

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

a trained dancer who is a member of a ballet company

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: dancer, professional dancer, terpsichorean

Narrower terms: ballerina, danseuse, danseur, danseur noble, Eglevsky, Andre Eglevsky

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

31 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Dutch: balletdanser — a person who dances in ballets
  • Dutch: ballerina — a person who dances in ballets
  • Dutch: balletdanseres — a person who dances in ballets
  • Finnish: balettitanssija — a person who dances in ballets
  • French: danseur de ballet — a person who dances in ballets
  • French: danseuse de ballet — a person who dances in ballets
  • French: ballerin — a person who dances in ballets
  • French: ballerine — a person who dances in ballets
  • German: Balletttänzer — a person who dances in ballets
  • German: Balletttänzerin — a person who dances in ballets
  • Hungarian: balett-táncos — a person who dances in ballets
  • Irish: damhsóir bailé — a person who dances in ballets
  • Irish: rinceoir bailé — a person who dances in ballets
  • Italian: ballerino — a person who dances in ballets
  • Italian: ballerina — a person who dances in ballets
  • Macedonian: балетан (baletan) — a person who dances in ballets
  • Macedonian: балерина (balerina) — a person who dances in ballets
  • Norwegian Bokmål: ballerina — a person who dances in ballets
  • Norwegian Bokmål: ballettdanser — a person who dances in ballets
  • Norwegian Bokmål: ballettdanserinne — a person who dances in ballets
  • Persian: رقصنده باله (raqsande-ye bâle) — a person who dances in ballets
  • Polish: tancerz baletowy — a person who dances in ballets
  • Polish: tancerka baletowa — a person who dances in ballets
  • Portuguese: bailarino — a person who dances in ballets
  • Portuguese: bailarina — a person who dances in ballets
  • Slovak: baleťák — a person who dances in ballets
  • Swedish: balettdansare — a person who dances in ballets
  • Swedish: balettdansös — a person who dances in ballets
  • Swedish: balettdansör — a person who dances in ballets
  • Swedish: ballerina — a person who dances in ballets
  • Turkish: bale dansçısı — a person who dances in ballets