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en⋅ter⋅tain⋅er

  [en-ter-tey-ner]
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–noun
1. a singer, comedian, dancer, reciter, or the like, esp. a professional one.
2. a person who entertains; host: She was one of the capital's great entertainers.
Origin:
1525–35; entertain + -er 1
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en·ter·tain   (ěn'tər-tān')   
v.   en·ter·tained, en·ter·tain·ing, en·ter·tains

v.   tr.
  1. To hold the attention of with something amusing or diverting. See Synonyms at amuse.
  2. To extend hospitality toward: entertain friends at dinner.
    1. To consider; contemplate: entertain an idea.
    2. To hold in mind; harbor: entertained few illusions.
  4. Archaic To continue with; maintain.
  5. Obsolete To employ; hire.
  6. To give admittance to; receive.
v.   intr.
  1. To show hospitality to guests.
  2. To provide entertainment.

[Middle English entertinen, to maintain, from Old French entretenir, from Medieval Latin intertenēre : Latin inter, among; see inter- + Latin tenēre, to hold; see ten- in Indo-European roots.]
en'ter·tain'er n.
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Entertainer

En`ter*tain"er\, n. One who entertains.
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Language Translation for : entertainer
Spanish: artista,
German: der Entertainer,
Japanese: 芸人
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