Definition of Rudolf Nureyev

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

Exact synonyms: Nureyev
Generic synonyms: Dancer, Professional Dancer, Terpsichorean

Lexicographical Neighbors of Rudolf Nureyev

Rud's syndrome
Rudbeckia
Rudbeckia hirta
Rudbeckia laciniata
Rudbeckia laciniata hortensia
Rudbeckia serotina
Rudge
Rudolf Bultmann
Rudolf Christian Karl Diesel
Rudolf Diesel
Rudolf Hess
Rudolf Karl Bultmann
Rudolf Karl Virchow
Rudolf Ludwig Mossbauer
Rudolf Nureyev (current term)
Rudolf Serkin
Rudolf Virchow
Rudolf Wurlitzer
Rudolph
Rudolph Laban
Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer
Rudolphine
Rudra
Rudy
Rudyard
Rudyard Kipling
Ruffini's corpuscle
Ruffini's corpuscles
Rufiji

Literary usage of Rudolf Nureyev

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Soviet Defectors: The KGB Wanted List by Vladislav Krasnov (1986)
"Krotkov indicates the scope of this resistance by saying that his own defection was inspired not by Rudolf Nureyev, a ballet dancer whose defection in the ..."

2. Revitalize Your Life: Improve Your Looks, Your Health & Your Sex Lifeby Jack Lalanne by Jack Lalanne (2003)
"The late ballet star Rudolf Nureyev once commented on missing his daily conditioning routine. "If I miss a day, I know it. If I miss two days, ..."

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