Lexical entry
バックダンサー
bakkudansaa
A dancer who performs behind or around a lead singer or group.
Arts & EntertainmentPure GairaigoWasei-EigoCompoundSource: English
Meaning
A dancer who performs in the background to support a primary musical artist or group during a live performance or music video.
- backup dancer
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Evidence and Provenance
- Data source
- JMdict_english
- Revision
- JMdict.2026-04-17
- Review flags
- possible-wasei
- Active language
- English