"terper" meaning in English

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          "ref": "1952 November 13, “Nelson Sidesteps Dance”, in Los Angeles Times:",
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          "ref": "1993 May 2, “Disney Co. Wants in on Riverfront Action”, in St. Louis Post-Dispatch:",
          "text": "It's adieu for terper Cornelius Carter who will leave our shores in a fortnight to become assistant director of the dance program at Harvard University",
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          "ref": "1997 July 18, “St. Louis Model Rrecalls Versace”, in St. Louis Post-Dispatch:",
          "text": "Ditto for Broadway terper Tommy Tune, who did his turn at the American Theatre",
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        "A dancer or singer in the entertainment industry."
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        "(humorous) A dancer or singer in the entertainment industry."
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          "ref": "1952 November 13, “Nelson Sidesteps Dance”, in Los Angeles Times:",
          "text": "Gene Nelson, Warner Bros fleetfooted terper, is going to try going straight in more than one sense. In Don't Cry Baby he won't dance except to a theoretical piper",
          "type": "quote"
        },
        {
          "ref": "1993 May 2, “Disney Co. Wants in on Riverfront Action”, in St. Louis Post-Dispatch:",
          "text": "It's adieu for terper Cornelius Carter who will leave our shores in a fortnight to become assistant director of the dance program at Harvard University",
          "type": "quote"
        },
        {
          "ref": "1997 July 18, “St. Louis Model Rrecalls Versace”, in St. Louis Post-Dispatch:",
          "text": "Ditto for Broadway terper Tommy Tune, who did his turn at the American Theatre",
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