danceress

== English == === Etymology === From Middle English daunseresse; equivalent to dancer +‎ -ess. === Noun === danceress (plural danceresses) (obsolete) A female dancer. ==== Usage notes ==== Although once recommended by no less an authority than Fowler, use of this word is deprecated by most modern writers. ==== Synonyms ==== dancerette === Anagrams === ascenders, reascends