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 United dressing room was said to be toxic and fractured when Mourinho departed, with Solskjaer would be the man to repair it. Carl Anka, New York Times, 5 Sep. 2025 Foster’s embrace of the label was not an accident; Armani had set up a specialist VIP dressing room on Rodeo Drive in the late ‘80s that stars could visit to be styled. Belinda Luscombe, Time, 5 Sep. 2025 There’s an outdoor bathroom, shower and dressing room next to the pool. David Caraccio, Sacbee.com, 30 Aug. 2025 Dan Hicks was playing strip poker with the two girls in the band in the dressing room. Devon Ivie, Vulture, 29 Aug. 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 9 Sep. 2025.

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dressing room

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