premier danseur

English

Etymology

From French premier danseur (“first dancer”) (unlisted in dictionaries of French); from premier (“first”) + danseur (“dancer”); compare première danseuse.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) enPR: prəmyé däɴsör, prĕ'mĭə dänsӛʹ, prĕ'mĭə dănsӛʹ, prĕ'mĭā dŏnsӛʹ, IPA^(key): /pɹəmje dɑ̃sœɹ/, /ˌpɹɛmɪə dɑːnˈsəː/, /-danˈsəː/, /ˌpɹɛmɪeɪ dɒnˈsəː/
• (US) enPR: pʀəmyé däɴsöʀ, prĕ'miā dän'sərʹ, IPA^(key): /pɹəmjeɪ ˌdɑnˈsɚ/, /ˌpɹɛmjeɪ-/, /-ˌdæn-/, /-ˈsʊɹ/

Noun

premier danseur (plural premiers danseurs)

1. (ballet) The lead male dancer in a ballet; compare première danseuse.

Related terms

• première danseuse (feminine equivalent)

Translations

lead male dancer

References

• “‖premier danseur” listed in the Oxford English Dictionary, second edition (1989)
• “premier danseur, n.” listed in the Oxford English Dictionary (draft revision, September 2008)