entertainer:

(plural: ‘entertainers‘)

‘entertainment’ = the act of making others laugh with funny talk or funny actions

a stage entertainer before his audience

a person (or animal) who makes others happy, amused, pleased and delighted by telling jokes, or doing silly things, or by singing or playing any musical instruments, as a job (profession) in a stage show, TV show or on radio;

a comedian;

a person who entertains others (‘to entertain’, in this context = to give a party in which drink, food and music are provided so that guests feel happy and satisfied, i.e. entertained),

Tina Fey, the award-winning TV entertainer

e.g.

As she can make others laugh and feel at easy with her antics and humorous talk, Dolly has decided to become a professional entertainer.

Everybody knows that Mr Morgan is a very generous host who knows how to treat his guests at his regular eventing parties, and, more importantly, he’s best known as a seasoned entertainer who knows how to keep the humour continue with his humorous behaviour till the end of a party, especially with his young guests!

Most TV entertainers select their topics or subjects from the ordinary things that happen to everybody in everyday activities, but make them sound very funny with their funny talk.

Now-a-days, there are special courses and institutions that change ordinary people into hilarious entertainers who can earn a good living either on stage or on TV.

two traditional professional entertainer

For an article about why a teacher should be an entertainer, please click here, for an advertisement/article that explains how to apply for entertainers’ visas for the UK, please click here, for a sport article, with an audio, in which a club manager is called an entertainer, please click here, and if you are interested in hiring a professional entertainer for your children’s birthdays, please click here.

 

Note: ‘Entertainer’ is also used to refer to a funny book, story, film or TV programme, e.g. “Tom’s latest book is an entertainer.”, “The TV serial ‘Friends’ is a real entertainer; you won’t get bored in any episode.”, etc. For an article on a film being an entertainer, please click here.

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