Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun A waltzing mouse, one of a breed whose members have the habit of spinning rapidly round and round.
  • noun A person who waltzes.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun A person who waltzes.

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  • noun One who dances the waltz.
  • noun A fairground ride consisting of a number of cars that spin individually while rotating around a central point like a carousel.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • noun a dancer who waltzes

Etymologies

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waltz +‎ -er

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Examples

  • Write a poem about your heart spinning like a waltzer and make a promise that summer will last forever.

    Day 5: A Love Letter To The Glasgow Transport System Jane Flett 2011

  • There are computer graphics, a giant waltzer and a slide, and video screens.

    Pink 2010

  • My brain was whirling inside my head like a waltzer at a fairground.

    The Woman I Was Born to Be Susan Boyle 2010

  • On Anna's farm, guests can stay in a "pimped up" 70s showman's caravan, bought from a fairground family and once towed behind a waltzer, now with chandeliers and a chocolate-coloured bath with gold taps.

    Caravans just got cooler 2010

  • She had the general appearance of a small girl who had been riding a waltzer in her nightclothes.

    Her Fearful Symmetry AUDREY NIFFENEGGER 2009

  • John was a terrific waltzer and a terrific lover, but not much of a husband.

    The House at Riverton Kate Morton 2008

  • There's just the lingering conviction that Waller's not a waltzer, he's a clogger.

    A Slow Waltz To The Bank 2008

  • John was a terrific waltzer and a terrific lover, but not much of a husband.

    Kate Morton Ebook Collection Kate Morton 2008

  • Amongst other partners, my lord selected that intrepid waltzer, the Graefinn von Gumpelheim, who, in spite of her age, size, and large family, never lost a chance of enjoying her favourite recreation.

    The Newcomes 2006

  • He was very well known as a good-natured handsome young man, and a very good waltzer, the only son of an Indian officer of large wealth, who chose to devote himself to painting, and who was supposed to entertain an unhappy fondness for his cousin the beautiful Miss

    The Newcomes 2006

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