Phrase guide

belly dancer

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

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1

noun

Meaning 1

One who performs a belly dance.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

a woman who performs a solo belly dance

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: exotic belly dancer, exotic dancer

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: dancer, professional dancer, terpsichorean

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

23 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 肚皮舞舞女 (dùpíwǔ wǔnǚ) — person who performs belly dances
  • Danish: mavedanser — person who performs belly dances
  • Dutch: buikdanser — person who performs belly dances
  • Dutch: buikdanseres — person who performs belly dances
  • Finnish: vatsatanssija — person who performs belly dances
  • German: Bauchtänzer — person who performs belly dances
  • German: Bauchtänzerin — person who performs belly dances
  • Icelandic: magadansmær — person who performs belly dances
  • Icelandic: magadansari — person who performs belly dances
  • Italian: danzatrice del ventre — person who performs belly dances
  • Japanese: ベリーダンサー (berīdansā) — person who performs belly dances
  • Korean: 벨리댄서 (bellidaenseo) — person who performs belly dances
  • Norwegian Bokmål: magedanser — person who performs belly dances
  • Norwegian Bokmål: magedanserinne — person who performs belly dances
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: magedansar — person who performs belly dances
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: magedansarinne — person who performs belly dances
  • Polish: tancerz wykonujący taniec brzucha — person who performs belly dances
  • Polish: tancerka wykonująca taniec brzucha — person who performs belly dances
  • Portuguese: dançarina do ventre — person who performs belly dances
  • Swedish: magdansös — person who performs belly dances
  • Swedish: magdansare — person who performs belly dances
  • Turkish: dansöz — person who performs belly dances
  • Turkish: oryantal — person who performs belly dances