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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The show will capture Burnley’s first-team players, staff and leadership behind the scenes at the training ground, stadium Turf Moor and inside the dressing room throughout the season. Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 18 July 2025 Cazorla’s experience, influence and profile will also be hugely important in the dressing room and around the club, and he is really valued by Oviedo’s Mexican owners Grupo Pachuca (which also owns Liga MX teams Pachuca and Club Leon). Leon Imber, New York Times, 12 July 2025 Wet Leg even bagged a couple of Grammys — not bad for a band whose two most famous songs were about vehicular masturbation and snogging groupies in the dressing room. Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 9 July 2025 Referee Anthony Taylor, perhaps shocked by the severity of the injury, didn’t opt to review the incident and instead sent both teams to the dressing room. Manuel Veth, Forbes.com, 5 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for dressing room

Word History

First Known Use

1662, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of dressing room was in 1662

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“Dressing room.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dressing%20room. Accessed 25 Jul. 2025.

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dressing room

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