English

Ballerinas Ursula Cain and Brigitta Sinon in the dressing room (sense 2) of the Leipzig Opera, Leipzig, East Germany, photographed on 2 October 1960 just before the inauguration of the new opera house

Alternative forms

• dressingroom

Noun

dressing room ‎(plural dressing rooms)

1. A small room adjoining a domestic bedroom where people may dress or undress in privacy.
2. A room in a theatre or other performance venue in which performers may change costumes and apply makeup.
3. A changing room at a recreational or sports venue.
   • 2011 October 1, Phil McNulty, “Everton 0 – 2 Liverpool”, in BBC Sport, archived from the original on 7 March 2016:

     As half-time approached with Everton desperate to get into the dressing room and regroup, Liverpool were awarded a penalty for [Phil] Jagielka's rash challenge on [Luis] Suarez. This time there was no disputing [Martin] Atkinson's decision, but [Tim] Howard rescued Everton by diving low to his left to keep out [Dirk] Kuyt's spot-kick.

Synonyms

• (room adjoining a domestic bedroom): toilet room (historical)

Derived terms

• lose the dressing room

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