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Meaning of "tap-dancer" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF TAP-DANCER

tap-dancer  [tæp ˈdɑːnsə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF TAP-DANCER

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verb
adverb
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preposition
conjunction
determiner
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Tap-Dancer is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES TAP-DANCER MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of tap-dancer in the English dictionary

The definition of tap-dancer in the dictionary is someone who performs a step dance in which they wear shoes equipped with taps that make a rhythmic sound on the stage as they dance.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH TAP-DANCER


advancer
ədˈvɑːnsə
answer
ˈɑːnsə
chancer
ˈtʃɑːnsə
dancer
ˈdɑːnsə
enhancer
ɪnˈhɑːnsə
freelancer
ˈfriːlɑːnsə
glancer
ˈɡlɑːnsə
lancer
ˈlɑːnsə
nonanswer
ˌnɒnˈɑːnsə
nondancer
ˌnɒnˈdɑːnsə
prancer
ˈprɑːnsə
re-answer
riːˈɑːnsə
square-dancer
ˈskwɛəˌdɑːnsə
stepdancer
ˈstepˌdɑːnsə

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE TAP-DANCER

tap
tap dance
tap shoes
tap swirl
tap water
tap-dance
tap-dancing
tap-in
tapa
tapacolo
tapadera
tapalo
tapas
tapas bar
tape
tape deck
tape drive
tape echo
tape grass
tape head

WORDS THAT END LIKE TAP-DANCER

anticancer
balancer
ballet dancer
belly dancer
bladder cancer
breast cancer
cervical cancer
colon cancer
conveyancer
geomancer
go-go dancer
lung cancer
necromancer
ovarian cancer
pole dancer
prostate cancer
pyromancer
romancer
skin cancer
spencer
tropic of Cancer

Synonyms and antonyms of tap-dancer in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «tap-dancer» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF TAP-DANCER

Find out the translation of tap-dancer to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of tap-dancer from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «tap-dancer» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

自来水舞蹈演员
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

bailarín de claqué
570 millions of speakers

English

tap-dancer
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

नल नर्तकी
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الصنبور - راقصة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

кран - танцор
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

tap -dancer
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ট্যাপ-নর্তকী
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

danseur de claquettes
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Tap-penari
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

tap- dancer
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

タップダンサー
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

탭 댄서
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Tunyuk-penari
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

tap- vũ công
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

தட்டுவதை நடன
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

टॅप-नृत्यांगना
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

stepçi
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

tap -dancer
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

tap-dancer
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

кран - танцюрист
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

robinet - dancer
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

βρύσης - χορευτής
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

tap- danser
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

tap- dancer
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

stepperen
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of tap-dancer

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «TAP-DANCER»

The term «tap-dancer» is regularly used and occupies the 67.401 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «TAP-DANCER» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about tap-dancer

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «TAP-DANCER»

Discover the use of tap-dancer in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to tap-dancer and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Inside tap: technique and improvisation for today's tap dancer
This comprehensive guide to tap offers traditional and improvisational instruction for the beginner and new, innovative material for the intermediate and advanced dancer.
Anita Feldman, 1996
2
I always wanted to be a tap dancer: women with disabilities
Twelve women with disabilities talk about growing up and living in a world where their disabilities mean they have to fight to be accepted.
Annee Lawrence, 1989
3
The Tap Dancer
Andrew Barrow's insight into the minutiae of English family life is absolutely brilliant . . . his ear for dialogue is matchless . . . this is a great literary creation' Spectator 'Weird but wonderful first novel . . . brilliantly funny . . ...
Andrew Barrow, 1993
4
I, California: The Occasional History of a Child Actress/Tap ...
From the idyllic sprout-and-yogurt San Fernando seventies; to the idyllic painter's-cap-and-bandanna eighties; to the idyllic, heroin-clouded Viper Room nineties; to the idyllic Botox-infused present, Stacey Grenrock Woods has experienced a ...
Stacey Grenrock Woods, 2007
5
Clicker the Tap Dancer
Janet Zeliff. Clicker Clicker a story by Janet Zeliff Tap Dancer Tap Dancer Tap Dancer Tate Publishing & Enterprises Clicker the Tap Dancer Copyright © 2011 by Janet Zeliff.
Janet Zeliff, 2011
6
Rap a Tap Tap: Here's Bojangles Think of That!
In illustrations and rhyme describes the dancing of Bill "Bojangles" Robinson, one of the most famous tap dancers of all time.
‎2002
7
New York Magazine
ways the affable tap dancer. In some ways, Hines had never found his own reality . But in 1984, with Francis Ford Coppola's Cotton Club, Hines began to discover the possibilities of tap, of extending his art. "Coppola really turned me around," ...
8
Beginning Tap Dance with Web Resource
Howard “Sandman” Sims, a vaudeville Apollo Theater tap dancer, was best known for using a sandbox full of sand to amplify his step sounds. He appeared in an episode of The Cosby Show (1990) in which he and Bill Cosby challenged each ...
Lisa Lewis, 2013
9
Tap Roots: The Early History of Tap Dancing
The cardinal rule was, "Thou Shalt Not Copy Another's Steps — Exactly."7 There were serious consequences if one did try to plagiarize another dancer's steps. Tap dancer Baby Laurence explained how dancers used to line up to get front row ...
Mark Knowles, 2002
10
Swinging the Machine: Modernity, Technology, and African ...
For the tap dancer ... it is essential. A heavy-footed tap dancer is a contradiction in terms, since 'tap' means to strike lightly." The very names of tap steps suggest lightness in motion; every tap dancer builds combinations out of "steps, brushes,  ...
Joel Dinerstein, 2003

5 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «TAP-DANCER»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term tap-dancer is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Ridge High School Teams Up With NYC Tap-Dancer To Present …
Ridge High School Teams Up With NYC Tap-Dancer To Present 'Soul Walk'. The NYC tap dance phenomenon and Basking Ridge resident Hillary-Marie ... «Patch.com, Dec 14»
2
Idaho GOP hires former senator and bathroom tap-dancer Larry Craig
Remember Larry Craig, the former Idaho senator who was arrested in 2007 for soliciting sex in a men's airport bathroom? Well, he's back. The Idaho Republican ... «Washington Examiner, Nov 14»
3
Irish-dancing priest goes toe-to-toe with tap-dancer
In this Monday, Oct. 13, 2014 file photo Father David Rider, left, and father John Gibson dance before an interview with the Associated Press at the Pontifical ... «Las Vegas Review-Journal, Oct 14»
4
'Psych's' Dule Hill: Actor, tap dancer, endorsed by Aaron Sorkin
I started out as a tap-dancer, and any opportunity that has to do with it is a blast. Zap2it: Most people know you as an actor, not a tap-dancer. Was that your ... «Zap2it.com, Feb 14»
5
Jeni LeGon, Singer and Solo Tap-Dancer, Dies at 96
Jeni LeGon, a singer and tap dancer who hoofed her way from the South Side of Chicago to Hollywood, where she shared the screen with Bill Bojangles ... «New York Times, Dec 12»

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