performer
/pəˈfɔːmə/US/pɚˈfɔɹmɚ/
performer noun: one who performs for, or entertains, an audience.
Noun
performer (plural performers)
- One who performs for, or entertains, an audience.
- Synonyms:
- executant
- One who performs or does anything.
- the performer of an action
- It is imperative that these forms are completed accurately for work performed by you bearing your unique performer number, […]2014, Amit Rai, Dental Foundation Training, page 28
- Synonyms:
- performant
performer meaning in Urdu, Bengali, Malayalam and Kannada
performer in Urdu
- فاعل
performer in Bengali
- সম্পাদনকারী, অভিনয়কারী, সম্পাদক, কর্তা, অভিনেতা, অনুষ্ঠাত্রী
performer in Malayalam
- നിർവ്വഹിക്കുന്നയാൾ, പ്രവർത്തകൻ, നടൻ, അഭ്യാസി
performer in Kannada
- ಆಯ್ತ, ನಿರ್ವಾಹಕ, ನಡೆಸುವವನು, ನೆರವೇರಿಸುವವನು, ನಟ, ಸಂಗೀತಗಾರ
More languagesFewer languages
- performer in Odia
- କର୍ତ୍ତା karttā
- performer in Arabic
- عَازِف ʕāzif
Examples of performer in a sentence
- The comedy club's audience was known for hooting down timid performers.
- The circus performer balances a plate on the end of a baton.
- Please give all of the fantastic performers a big round of applause for their efforts this evening!
Synonyms of performer
Forms of performer
| plural | performers |
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Origin of performer
From perform + -er.
Words formed from performer
Words that rhyme with performer
Questions about performer
- What does performer mean?
- Performer means one who performs for, or entertains, an audience.
- What is performer in Urdu?
- Performer in Urdu is فاعل. See Performer meaning in Urdu.
- What part of speech is performer?
- Performer is a noun.
- How do you pronounce performer?
- Performer is pronounced /pɚˈfɔɹmɚ/ (US).
- What is the plural of performer?
- The plural of performer is performers.
Words near performer in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: performer (page history and authors); performer (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); performer (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); performer (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors); performer (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors); କର୍ତ୍ତା (Odia) (page history and authors). 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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