RUDOLF NUREYEV

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• RUDOLF NUREYEV (noun)
  The noun RUDOLF NUREYEV has 1 sense:

1. Russian dancer who was often the partner of Dame Margot Fonteyn and who defected to the United States in 1961 (born in 1938)

  Familiarity information: RUDOLF NUREYEV used as a noun is very rare.

• RUDOLF NUREYEV (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Russian dancer who was often the partner of Dame Margot Fonteyn and who defected to the United States in 1961 (born in 1938)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

Nureyev; Rudolf Nureyev

Instance hypernyms:

dancer; professional dancer; terpsichorean (a performer who dances professionally)