entertainer

noun
/ˌɛntəˈteɪnə/UK/ˌɛntɚˈteɪnɚ/US

Etymology

From entertain + -er.

  1. derived from inter
  2. derived from entretenir
  3. derived from entretenir
  4. inherited from entertenen
  5. suffixed as entertainer — “entertain + er

Definitions

  1. A person who entertains others, esp. as a profession, as a singer, actor, presenter,…

    A person who entertains others, esp. as a profession, as a singer, actor, presenter, dancer, musician, magician, comedian, etc.

  2. Someone who puts on a show for the entertainment or enjoyment of others.

  3. One who accommodates guests.

    • I am not an entertainer by any means. I do not own coasters or wine glasses and I’d rather spend a Saturday night figuring out what to do with my sourdough starter discard than playing hostess.

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Derived

politainer

Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at entertainer. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.

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A definitional loop anchored at entertainer. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

10 hops · closes at entertainer

curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA