performer

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US/pɚˈfɔɹmɚ/UK/pəˈfɔːmə/

noun

One who performs for, or entertains, an audience.

“the performer of an action”

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Meanings

nounperformer (plural performers)

plural performers

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

    Synonyms: executant

  2. One who performs or does anything.

    the performer of an action

    1 more example

    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

Synonyms & antonyms

nounOne who performs for, or entertains, an audience.

Similar
executant

nounOne who performs or does anything.

Similar
performant
Narrower
kinker

More synonyms by meaning

nounan entertainer who performs a dramatic or musical work for an audience

Similar
performing artist
Broader
entertainer
Also see
actoragent

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From perform + -er.

Full word history & related roots →

Translations

Arabic عَازِف
  • عَازِف (ʕāzif)performer — see also actor, singer, musician
Bulgarian изпълни́тел, изпълни́телка
  • изпълни́тел (izpălnítel)performer — see also actor, singer, musician
  • изпълни́телка (izpălnítelka)performer — see also actor, singer, musician
Chinese Mandarin 伶
  • 伶 (líng)performer — see also actor, singer, musician
Czech interpret, interpretka
  • interpretperformer — see also actor, singer, musician
  • interpretkaperformer — see also actor, singer, musician
  • umělecperformer — see also actor, singer, musician
  • umělkyněperformer — see also actor, singer, musician
Dutch uitvoerder, uitvoerster
  • uitvoerderperformer — see also actor, singer, musician
  • uitvoersterperformer — see also actor, singer, musician
Finnish esiintyjä
  • esiintyjäperformer — see also actor, singer, musician
French artiste, interprète
  • artisteperformer — see also actor, singer, musician
  • interprèteperformer — see also actor, singer, musician
  • exécutantperformer — see also actor, singer, musician
  • exécutanteperformer — see also actor, singer, musician
German Interpret, Interpretin
  • Interpretperformer — see also actor, singer, musician
  • Interpretinperformer — see also actor, singer, musician
Hungarian előadó, előadóművész
  • előadóperformer — see also actor, singer, musician
  • előadóművészperformer — see also actor, singer, musician
Italian esecutore, esecutrice
  • esecutoreperformer — see also actor, singer, musician
  • esecutriceperformer — see also actor, singer, musician
  • interpreteperformer — see also actor, singer, musician
Japanese パフォーマー
  • パフォーマー (pafōmā)performer — see also actor, singer, musician
Māori kaiwhakaari
  • kaiwhakaariperformer — see also actor, singer, musician
Polish wykonawca, wykonawczyni
  • wykonawcaperformer — see also actor, singer, musician
  • wykonawczyniperformer — see also actor, singer, musician
Romanian interpret, interpretă
  • interpretperformer — see also actor, singer, musician
  • interpretăperformer — see also actor, singer, musician
  • artistperformer — see also actor, singer, musician
  • artistăperformer — see also actor, singer, musician
Russian исполни́тель, исполни́тельница
  • исполни́тель (ispolnítelʹ)performer — see also actor, singer, musician
  • исполни́тельница (ispolnítelʹnica)performer — see also actor, singer, musician
  • актёр (aktjór)performer — see also actor, singer, musician
  • актри́са (aktrísa)performer — see also actor, singer, musician
  • арти́ст (artíst)performer — see also actor, singer, musician
  • арти́стка (artístka)performer — see also actor, singer, musician
Slovak interpret, interpretka
  • interpretperformer — see also actor, singer, musician
  • interpretkaperformer — see also actor, singer, musician
Spanish artista, ejecutor
  • artistaperformer — see also actor, singer, musician
  • ejecutorperformer — see also actor, singer, musician
  • ejecutoraperformer — see also actor, singer, musician
  • intérpreteperformer — see also actor, singer, musician
  • desempeñanteperformer — see also actor, singer, musician
Ukrainian викона́вець, викона́виця
  • викона́вець (vykonávecʹ)performer — see also actor, singer, musician
  • викона́виця (vykonávycja)performer — see also actor, singer, musician

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with performer

formerwarmerreformerinformerdormerormer
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Anagrams

reperformprereform
Cite this entry
APA

performer. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/performer

MLA

“performer.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/performer. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “performer,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/performer.

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