entertainer

[ en-ter-tey-ner ]
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noun
  1. a singer, comedian, dancer, reciter, or the like, especially a professional one.

  2. a person who entertains; host: She was one of the capital's great entertainers.

Origin of entertainer

1
First recorded in 1525–35; entertain + -er1

Other words from entertainer

  • pre·en·ter·tain·er, noun

Words Nearby entertainer

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How to use entertainer in a sentence

  • After supper my hospitable entertainer walked with me to the residence of the owner of the canoe.

  • Surely I am not a church entertainer; my dances and songs won't fit into a church entertainment.

    David Lannarck, Midget | George S. Harney
  • After the bill has been made to vanish and the examined apple returned to the entertainer, he takes it and cuts it in half.

  • So far this had never been of much use although he found that it helped him enormously to qualify as a nursery entertainer.

    The Boy Grew Older | Heywood Broun
  • I ain't no great shucks as a entertainer, but I'll do what I can.

    Hidden Gold | Wilder Anthony

British Dictionary definitions for entertainer

entertainer

/ (ˌɛntəˈteɪnə) /


noun
  1. a professional singer, comedian, or other performer who takes part in public entertainments

  2. any person who entertains

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