different between dancer vs actress

English

Alternative forms

• dauncer, dawncer (obsolete)

Etymology

From Middle English dauncer, dawncere, dancere, equivalent to dance +? -er.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /?d??ns.?(?)/, /?dæns.?(?)/
• Rhymes: -??ns?(?), -ænse(?)

Noun

dancer (plural dancers)

1. A person who dances, usually as a job or profession.

   Synonym: stepper

2. (euphemistic) A stripper.

   Synonym: exotic dancer

Hyponyms

Derived terms

Related terms

• dancing

Descendants

• ? Japanese: ???? (dans?)

Translations

Anagrams

• Carden, ancred, cedarn, craned, nacred, narced

Middle French

Etymology

From Old French dancier (“to dance”).

Verb

dancer

1. to dance

Conjugation

• As parler except c becomes ç before a and o. May remain c in older manuscripts.
• Middle French conjugation varies from one text to another. Hence, the following conjugation should be considered as typical, not as exhaustive.

Old French

Verb

dancer

1. Alternative form of dancier

Conjugation

This verb conjugates as a first-group verb ending in -er. The forms that would normally end in *-c, *-cs, *-ct are modified to z, z, zt. In addition, c becomes ç before an a, o or u to keep the /ts/ sound intact. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.

English

Alternative forms

• actoress

Etymology

From Old French actriz, actrice, from Latin ?ctr?x, feminine agent noun of ag? (“act”). Equivalent to actor +? -ess. Doublet of actrix.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /?ak.t??s/, /?ak.t??s/
• (US) IPA^(key): /?æk.t??s/

Noun

actress (plural actresses, masculine actor)

1. A female who performs on the stage or in films. [from 17th c.]
   • 2011, "Not going quietly", The Economist, 27 Jan 2011:

     Court documents appear to show that Ian Edmondson, a senior News of the World journalist, had authorised Mr Mulcaire to hack phones belonging to Sienna Miller, an actress.

2. (now rare) A female doer or "actor" (in a general sense). [from 16th c.]
   • 1796, Matthew Lewis, The Monk, Folio Society 1985, p. 290:

     My mental anguish, and the dreadful scenes in which I had been an actress, advanced the period of my labour.

Usage notes

• Actor may also be used to refer to a female player.

Translations

Anagrams

• Casters, casters, recasts, scarest

Scots

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?aktr?s/

Noun

actress (plural actresses)

1. actress

References

• Eagle, Andy, ed. (2016) The Online Scots Dictionary, Scots Online.