dressing room

noun

: a room used chiefly for dressing
especially : a room in a theater for changing costumes and makeup

Examples of dressing room in a Sentence

He waited in his dressing room until it was time for him to appear on stage.
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Others take their shoes off quietly in the shadows of your palace like concierges in their dressing rooms. — Joyce Mansour, Harpers Magazine, 23 June 2026 The strange accident took some joy out of England’s dressing room. — David K. Li, NBC news, 6 July 2026 When he was followed by one of Queen Elizabeth’s corgis to a dressing room, the princess made a joke at her own expense about one of her beauty treatments. — Starr Bowenbank, InStyle, 2 July 2026 There was a feeling Nagelsmann didn’t conduct himself in the way other top coaches do and senior figures – inside and outside of the dressing room – were increasingly unconvinced by him. — Chris Evans, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for dressing room

Word History

First Known Use

1659, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of dressing room was in 1659

Rhymes for dressing room

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dressing room

noun
: a room (as in a theater) used for dressing
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