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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Kidman celebrated their 19th wedding anniversary on June 25 with an Instagram post showing the actress resting her head on her husband's shoulders in a dressing room. Sydney Bucksbaum, Entertainment Weekly, 3 Oct. 2025 In between numbers, the showgirls would smoke and drink screwdrivers in Hardy’s dressing room. Olivia B. Waxman, Time, 3 Oct. 2025 Hutson’s name never came up, but one of Gorton’s concerns was how those contracts would play in the dressing room. Arpon Basu, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025 Resilience requires community Behind the dressing room door of Boots and Jeans, Linda Connelly heard a man sob. Alaa Elassar, CNN Money, 1 Oct. 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 7 Oct. 2025.

Kids Definition

dressing room

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