"break dancer" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: break dancers [plural]
Etymology: From break dance + -er. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|break dance|er|id2=agent noun}} break dance + -er Head templates: {{en-noun}} break dancer (plural break dancers)
  1. Alternative form of breakdancer Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: breakdancer
    Sense id: en-break_dancer-en-noun-jYHfcxr1 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -er (agent noun)

Inflected forms

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