Definition of performer Performer
/pɚfɔˈɹmɚ/ - [performer] - per•form•er
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NounPlural: performers |
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| performer - an entertainer who performs a dramatic or musical work for an audience | ||
| performing artist | ||
| entertainer a person who tries to please or amuse | ||
| histrion, thespian, actor, role player, player a theatrical performer | ||
| artiste a public performer (a dancer or singer) | ||
| baton twirler, twirler someone who twirls a baton | ||
| comic, comedian a professional performer who tells jokes and performs comical acts | ||
| rodeo rider, cowboy a hired hand who tends cattle and performs other duties on horseback | ||
| professional dancer, terpsichorean, dancer a performer who dances professionally | ||
| executant a performer (usually of musical works) | ||
| fire-swallower, fire-eater a performer who pretends to swallow fire | ||
| fire walker someone who walks barefoot on burning coals | ||
| geek a carnival performer who does disgusting acts | ||
| headliner, star a performer who receives prominent billing | ||
| juggler a performer who juggles objects and performs tricks of manual dexterity | ||
| prestidigitator, conjurer, conjuror, illusionist, magician a witch doctor who practices conjury | ||
| minstrel a performer in a minstrel show | ||
| monologist an entertainer who performs alone | ||
| instrumentalist, musician, player artist who composes or conducts music as a profession | ||
| puppeteer one who operates puppets or marionettes | ||
| savoyard a resident of Savoy | ||
| sightreader a performer who reads without preparation or prior acquaintance (as in music) | ||
| snake charmer a performer who uses movements and music to control snakes | ||
| straight man, second banana a performer who acts as stooge to a comedian | ||
| ecdysiast, striptease artist, stripteaser, exotic dancer, striptease, peeler, stripper a device for peeling vegetables or fruits; "she invented a potato peeler" | ||
| strongman a powerful political figure who rules by the exercise of force or violence; "he is determined to bring down the Iraqi strongman" | ||
| vaudevillian a performer who works in vaudeville | ||
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Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- performer (n.)
One who performs, accomplishes, or fulfills; as, a good promiser, but a bad performer; especially, one who shows skill and training in any art; as, a performer of the drama; a performer on the harp.
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performer
A person who exhibits and executes a skill or talent (often in music or drama) in front of an audience, in order to entertain them.
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🔤- performer, noun, singular of performers.
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