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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One of Betscher’s favorite traditions is a Secret Santa gift exchange among the girls in her dressing room. Luke Chinman, PEOPLE, 25 Dec. 2025 Dvorak, Vladar and even Carl Grundstrom have entered the Flyers dressing room and immediately taken their games to another level. Kevin Kurz, New York Times, 24 Dec. 2025 At the beginning of the fourth episode, Swift is chilling with her people in a dressing room so massive that her mom comments on the size. Lisa Respers France, CNN Money, 19 Dec. 2025 More noticeably, there was that welcoming smile that some folks in the crowded Landmark dressing room had not seen in ages. Keith Murphy, VIBE.com, 12 Dec. 2025 See All Example Sentences for dressing room

Word History

First Known Use

1659, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of dressing room was in 1659

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“Dressing room.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dressing%20room. Accessed 28 Dec. 2025.

Kids Definition

dressing room

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