entertainer
Syllables: en·ter·tain·er/ˌɛntəˈteɪnə/US/ˌɛntɚˈteɪnɚ/
entertainer noun: a person who entertains others, esp. as a profession, as a singer, actor, presenter, dancer, musician, magician, comedian, etc.
Noun
entertainer (plural entertainers)
- A person who entertains others, esp. as a profession, as a singer, actor, presenter, dancer, musician, magician, comedian, etc.
- Someone who puts on a show for the entertainment or enjoyment of others.
- One who accommodates guests.
- During my sickness I was constantly and tenderly cared for by Mrs. Anderson, and at short intervals I received visits from both my children, so that upon the whole, I do not regard this as the least unpleasant portion of my life. I had the fullest sympathy of my entertainer—a blessing which had...1861, E. J. Guerin, Mountain Charley, page 26
- I am not an entertainer by any means. I do not own coasters or wine glasses and I’d rather spend a Saturday night figuring out what to do with my sourdough starter discard than playing hostess.2016 August 19, Sarah Jampel, “19 Helpful Tips for Throwing a Painless Dinner Party”, in Time
entertainer meaning in Tamil, Bengali, Malayalam and Indonesian
entertainer in Tamil
- நடனர், பாடகர் முதலிய கேளிக்கைக் கலைஞர், கேளிக்கையாளர், உபசரிப்பாளர்
entertainer in Bengali
- বিনোদনকারী
entertainer in Malayalam
- performer, artiste, artist
- കലാകാരൻ, വിനോദിപ്പിക്കുന്നവൻ, രസിപ്പിക്കുന്നവൻ, വിനോദകല ഉപജീവനമാർഗ്ഗമായുള്ള ആൾ, ആവിഷ്കർത്താവ്, കലാപ്രദർശകൻ
entertainer in Indonesian
- person who entertains
- artis, penghibur
Examples of entertainer in a sentence
- The entertainers parodied his speech. He was not amused.
- Wayne Newton says he has one request: Never call an entertainer a "lounge lizard."
- I've got a job down at the hotcha night club as a featured entertainer.
Forms of entertainer
| plural | entertainers |
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Origin of entertainer
From entertain + -er.
Words formed from entertainer
Words that rhyme with entertainer
Questions about entertainer
- What does entertainer mean?
- Entertainer means a person who entertains others, esp. as a profession, as a singer, actor, presenter, dancer, musician, magician, comedian, etc.
- What is entertainer in Tamil?
- Entertainer in Tamil is நடனர், பாடகர் முதலிய கேளிக்கைக் கலைஞர், கேளிக்கையாளர். See Entertainer meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is entertainer?
- Entertainer is a noun.
- How do you pronounce entertainer?
- Entertainer is pronounced /ˌɛntəˈteɪnə/ (UK).
- What is the plural of entertainer?
- The plural of entertainer is entertainers.
Words near entertainer in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: entertainer (page history and authors); entertainer (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); entertainer (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); entertainer (Olam, E.K. Kurup corpus) (dataset and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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