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/ˌɛntərtˈeɪnər/ /ˌɛnərtˈeɪnər/ Listen

noun

Entertainer n.

One who entertains; a host.

One who amuses people, such as a singer, dancer, comedian, magician, etc., especially one who does so as a profession.

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Etymology of 'Entertainer'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Entertainer" Quotes from Famous Books

... the husband and the friend will be gratified, because no irregularity of domestic arrangement will disturb the social intercourse. The same observation holds good on a larger scale. In all situations of life the entertainment should be no less suited to the station than to the fortune of the entertainer, and to the number and ...

— The Cook and Housekeeper's Complete and Universal Dictionary; Including a System of Modern Cookery, in all Its Various Branches, • Mary Eaton

... Unnoticed among the merry throng in palace and park, the jester had moved aimlessly about; unobserved now, he turned his back upon the gray walls, satiated, perhaps, with the fetes inaugurated by the kingly entertainer. But as he attempted to pass the gate, a stalwart guard stepped forward, presenting ...

— Under the Rose • Frederic Stewart Isham

... entertainer out on the floor was writhing in the pangs of an Hawaiian dance. It took the attention of the crowd. I watched the face of my companion for a ...

— The Million-Dollar Suitcase • Alice MacGowan

... pleased us youngsters more than any other was Christopher P. Cranch. He was not a professional, at that time, having just completed his course of study for the ministry, but he was certainly a most successful entertainer. There was nothing he could not do. He was a painter of more than fair ability, a sweet singer, a poet, a mighty good story-teller—and we knew a good story-teller when we heard one—and he could play on any instrument from an organ to a jewsharp. ...

— My Friends at Brook Farm • John Van Der Zee Sears

... Georgie's babies, or scribbled a jingle for a letter to amuse Virginia. And when Susan imitated Mrs. Patrick Campbell as Paula, or Mrs. Fiske as Becky Sharp, even William had to admit that she was quite clever enough to be a professional entertainer. ...

— Saturday's Child • Kathleen Norris

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