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.

Recent Examples on the Web

Its Level 2 space, designed by French architect Stéphane Parmentier, uses pink onyx and intimate salons to create something closer to an extraordinary personal dressing room than a Vegas shopping mall. — Kate Hardcastle, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026

The squad’s elder statesmen set standards on the pitch and in the dressing room to help their more junior colleagues along their journey. — Andy Naylor, New York Times, 4 Aug. 2026

Signs of Jon Bernthal, the Hollywood tough guy, can be found all over his Broadway dressing room. — Thomas Floyd, Washington Post, 29 July 2026

One former employee alleged Leto would invite teenage girls backstage to his dressing room or to a house where the band was recording. — Christina Dugan Ramirez, FOXNews.com, 29 July 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1659, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for dressing room

• anteroom
• assume
• backroom
• ballroom
• barroom
• bathroom
• bedroom
• boardroom
• bridegroom
• classroom
• cloakroom
• consume

Kids Definition

dressing room

noun

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