"back dancer" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: back dancers [plural], backdancer [alternative], back-dancer [alternative]
Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰeg-der.? Proto-Germanic *baką Proto-West Germanic *bak Old English bæc Middle English bak English back English dancer English back dancer From back + dancer. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|back<id:rear>|dancer|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰeg-der.? Proto-Germanic *baką Proto-West Germanic *bak Old English bæc Middle English bak English back English dancer English back dancer [Appendix:Glossary#derived_terms|Derived]] from", "terms" : [ { "id" : "bend", "children" : [ ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*bʰeg-", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword" : "derived" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Germanic", "term" : "*baką", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "gem-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-West Germanic", "term" : "*bak", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "gmw-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Old English", "term" : "bæc", "lang" : "ang" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Middle English", "term" : "bak", "lang" : "enm" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "back", "lang" : "en" }, { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "dancer", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "en" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "back dancer", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="back dancer"> From back + dancer. Head templates: {{en-noun}} back dancer (plural back dancers)
  1. A performer who dances with or behind the lead performer.

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