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[ en-ter-tey-ner ] / ˌɛn tərˈteɪ nər / SEE SYNONYMS FOR entertainer ON THESAURUS.COM
nouna singer, comedian, dancer, reciter, or the like, especially a professional one. a person who entertains; host: She was one of the capital's great entertainers. Origin of entertainerFirst recorded in 1525–35; entertain + -er1 OTHER WORDS FROM entertainerpre·en·ter·tain·er, nounWords nearby entertainerEnterprise Investment Scheme, enterpriser, enterprise zone, enterprising, entertain, entertainer, entertaining, entertainment, enter the lists, enthalpy, enthesis Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for entertainerThat is perhaps the most important thing an entertainer can be these days. Bow Down, Bitches: How Beyoncé Turned an Elevator Brawl Into a Perfect Year|Kevin Fallon|December 31, 2014|DAILY BEAST He is as fearless as any entertainer of our time, and that is where he gets the most respect from the comedy community. Yes, Stephen Colbert Will Be Great as Host of CBS’s ‘Late Night’|Pete Dominick|April 10, 2014|DAILY BEAST “I would prefer to hear ‘The Entertainer,’” the young lady says (they declined to give their names). Can Bach Make It on NYC’s Subways?|Tom Teodorczuk|March 22, 2014|DAILY BEAST Jazz pianist Jon Batiste began his set in New York City this past week with an extended version of “The Entertainer.” Jon Batiste, a Thrilling Jazz Pianist Whose First Goal Is to Entertain|Howard Wolfson|February 16, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Miles Davis rather famously played with his back to the audience, and said, "I didn't look at myself as an entertainer." Jon Batiste, a Thrilling Jazz Pianist Whose First Goal Is to Entertain|Howard Wolfson|February 16, 2014|DAILY BEAST At a "Penny Readings" an entertainer caused some displeasure by a quite innocent joke in this connection. Change in the Village|(AKA George Bourne) George Sturt He himself was but a guest the more, the entertainer was the Marchioness. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 67, Number 414, April, 1850|Various Warren was profoundly interested, yet there was an abstraction in his conversation which was not unobserved by his entertainer. The Voice on the Wire|Eustace Hale Ball The grim foe is determined to take the entertainer at his word, and that 'one slice more' will be his last indulgence. Rowlandson the Caricaturist. Second Volume|Joseph Grego One entertainer last winter introduced live swans and small canaries to enliven his dinner. Lippincott's Magazine. Vol. XII, No. 33. December, 1873.|Various
British Dictionary definitions for entertainer
nouna professional singer, comedian, or other performer who takes part in public entertainments any person who entertains Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to entertainerartist, player |