noun.
A female dancer; specifically, a ballet-dancer.
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noun.
A professional female dancer; a woman who dances at a public exhibition as in a ballet.
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noun.
a female ballet dancer
Word Usage
"It is because of this groundswell that people like writer Shashi Tharoor, danseuse Mallika Sarabhai and ABN AMRO India chief Meera Sanyal stepped up to contest the elections."