entertainer

noun

en·​ter·​tain·​er

¦entə(r)¦tānə(r)

plural -s

: one that entertains

the rest of the stories are mostly well-written slick-magazine entertainers

—Taliaferro Boatwright

specifically : one who entertains professionally

sent a troupe of entertainers to the fighting front

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