hoofer
Example Sentences
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In a brassy set piece from the 1952 classic “Singin’ in the Rain,” its star, Gene Kelly, impersonates a newbie hoofer seeking fame on the Great White Way.
From New York Times ● May 30, 2024
Still, Spot is a gifted hoofer and roboinfluencer.
From Washington Post ● Aug. 6, 2021
Robert Creighton reprises the title role of the “old hoofer who got lucky in the movies.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 21, 2017
On opening night he took a brief turn around the stage with Gloria Steinem, who I’m guessing was quite the hoofer in her younger years.
From Salon ● Aug. 12, 2017
I used to be a tumbler—huk!—only now I gotta be a hoofer.
From The Hoofer by Miller, Walter M.