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danseur

[ French dahn-sœr ]

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noun

, plural dan·seurs [dah, n, -, sœr].

danseur

/ dɑ̃sœr /

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Origin of danseur¹

1820–30; < French: literally, dancer. See dance, -eur

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Il fallait un calculateur, ce fut un danseur qui l'obtint—A financier was wanted, a dancing-master got the post.

Probably it is for the same reason that a male dancer is not termed a danseur while a female dancer is termed a danseuse.

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