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 He cannot be fully removed from responsibility for the tensions within the dressing room, such a culture had set long before his arrival. Mario Cortegana, New York Times, 23 June 2026 At Barcelona, Xavi Hernández—a decade alongside him—called Messi an example in the dressing room and on the pitch. Luis E. Romero, Forbes.com, 19 June 2026 Instead, the show gave her her own dressing room on the stage. Eileen Finan, PEOPLE, 16 June 2026 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 24 Jun. 2026.

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dressing room

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