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

The primary suite, also on the third floor, has three separate and spacious dressing rooms and two marble bathrooms. — Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 15 Oct. 2026

Feel an estrangement like a ventriloquist’s hand in the dressing room after an intense set. — Jonny Diamond, Literary Hub, 15 Oct. 2026

Then came the question of what object could carry that idea into the dressing room after wins. — Michael Russo, New York Times, 15 Oct. 2026

The dressing room—with its old Persian rug and deeply unfashionable mahogany desk—is just wrong enough to be, well, cool. — Plum Sykes, Architectural Digest, 9 Oct. 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