Dictionary

performer en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• (Southern-England) audio
• /pəˈfɔːmə/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• /pɚˈfɔɹmɚ/ (General-American)

Etymology

Etymology tree English perform Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English performer From perform + -er.

Meanings

1. One who performs for, or entertains, an audience.
2. 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:

Forms

Deriveds

autoperformer · nonperformer · street performer · performerly · cyberperformer

Hyponyms

kinker

Synonyms

performant · executant

Translations (53)

dsb interpretka (performer — see also actor, singer, musician) · fr interprète (performer — see also actor, singer, musician) · es intérprete (performer — see also actor, singer, musician) · ja パフォーマー (performer — see also actor, singer, musician) · ka შემსრულებელი (performer — see also actor, singer, musician) · es desempeñante (performer — see also actor, singer, musician) · cs umělkyně (performer — see also actor, singer, musician) · ro interpretă (performer — see also actor, singer, musician) · hu előadóművész (performer — see also actor, singer, musician) · cs umělec (performer — see also actor, singer, musician) · ru актёр (performer — see also actor, singer, musician) · bg изпълни́телка (performer — see also actor, singer, musician) · bew panjak (performer — see also actor, singer, musician) · cmn 伶 (performer — see also actor, singer, musician) · sk interpret (performer — see also actor, singer, musician) · uk викона́виця (performer — see also actor, singer, musician) · dsb interpret (performer — see also actor, singer, musician) · es ejecutor (performer — see also actor, singer, musician) · bg изпълни́тел (performer — see also actor, singer, musician) · fr exécutante (performer — see also actor, singer, musician) · ro artist (performer — see also actor, singer, musician) · pl wykonawczyni (performer — see also actor, singer, musician) · pl wykonawca (performer — see also actor, singer, musician) · ru исполни́тельница (performer — see also actor, singer, musician) · ru арти́ст (performer — see also actor, singer, musician) · de Interpretin (performer — see also actor, singer, musician) · pdt Rollspäla (performer — see also actor, singer, musician) · nl uitvoerster (performer — see also actor, singer, musician) · ar عَازِف (performer — see also actor, singer, musician) · uk викона́вець (performer — see also actor, singer, musician) · hu előadó (performer — see also actor, singer, musician) · es ejecutora (performer — see also actor, singer, musician) · it esecutrice (performer — see also actor, singer, musician) · be выкана́ўца (performer — see also actor, singer, musician) · fr artiste (performer — see also actor, singer, musician) · mk изведувачка (performer — see also actor, singer, musician) · fr exécutant (performer — see also actor, singer, musician) · ru исполни́тель (performer — see also actor, singer, musician) · fi esiintyjä (performer — see also actor, singer, musician) · es artista (performer — see also actor, singer, musician) · sk interpretka (performer — see also actor, singer, musician) · it interprete (performer — see also actor, singer, musician) · cs interpretka (performer — see also actor, singer, musician) · mk изведувач (performer — see also actor, singer, musician) · cs interpret (performer — see also actor, singer, musician) · ro interpret (performer — see also actor, singer, musician) · mi kaiwhakaari (performer — see also actor, singer, musician) · de Interpret (performer — see also actor, singer, musician) · nl uitvoerder (performer — see also actor, singer, musician) · ru актри́са (performer — see also actor, singer, musician) · ro artistă (performer — see also actor, singer, musician) · ru арти́стка (performer — see also actor, singer, musician) · it esecutore (performer — see also actor, singer, musician)