hoofer

hoof·er

H h

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [hoo f-er, hoo-fer]
- /ˈhʊf ər, ˈhu fər/
- /ˈhuːfə /

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [hoo f-er, hoo-fer]
- /ˈhʊf ər, ˈhu fər/

Definitions of hoofer word

noun hoofer a professional dancer, especially a tap dancer. 1
noun hoofer A professional dancer. 1
countable noun hoofer A hoofer is a dancer, especially one who dances in musicals. 0
noun hoofer a professional dancer, esp a tap-dancer 0
noun hoofer a professional dancer, esp. a tap-dancer, soft-shoe dancer, etc. 0
noun hoofer (Slang) (US) A professional dancer, particularly one who has paid his or her dues. 0

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Origin of hoofer

First appearance:

before 1920

One of the 12% newest English words

An Americanism dating back to 1920-25; hoof + -er1

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Parts of speech for Hoofer

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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hoofer popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 63% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

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Synonyms for hoofer

noun hoofer

dancer — A dancer is a person who earns money by dancing, or a person who is dancing.
company — A company is a business organization that makes money by selling goods or services.
prima ballerina — the principal ballerina in a ballet company.
coryphee — leading dancer of a corps de ballet
danseur — a male ballet dancer

All 13 Synonyms of hoofer