prancer noun. ['prɑ:nsǝ] M16.
[from PRANCE verb + -ER¹.]
1. a. A horse. Criminals' slang. M16.
b. A lively or prancing horse; a steed. L16.

2. Orig., a mounted robber; a highwayman. Later, a horse thief. slang. L16-E18.

3. a. A rider on a prancing horse; slang a cavalry officer. M19.
b. A person who capers or dances. M19.

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