performer

noun

per·​form·​er -mə(r) 

plural -s

: one that performs

performer of a contract

the common stock … has not been a vigorous performer

—Brookmire Investment Reports

specifically : entertainer

the performers would have kept on with unabated zest as long as any audience remained

—V. G. Heiser

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