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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Shitty roads, shitty hotel rooms, shitty food, shitty promoters who begrudged them shitty dressing rooms and shittier sound systems. Literary Hub, 21 Apr. 2026 In the dressing room after the game, there was disappointment but no despondency. James McNicholas, New York Times, 20 Apr. 2026 Levi’s will take over the mansion’s primary bedroom and dressing room, outfitting the spaces with pieces from the Levi’s Blue Tab collection, the brand’s premium denim range inspired by Japan. Angela Velasquez, Footwear News, 20 Apr. 2026 In the primary suite are a dressing room, walk-in closet and secondary laundry in the suite. Lauryn Azu, Chicago Tribune, 16 Apr. 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 22 Apr. 2026.

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dressing room

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