performer

per·form  (pr-fôrm)

v. per·formed, per·form·ing, per·forms

v.tr.

1. To begin and carry through to completion; do: The surgeon performed the operation.

2. To take action in accordance with the requirements of; fulfill: perform one's contractual obligations.

3.

a. To enact (a feat or role) before an audience.

b. To give a public presentation of; present: My theater group performed a three-act play.

v.intr.

1. To carry on; function: a car that performs well on curves.

2. To fulfill an obligation or requirement; accomplish something as promised or expected.

3. To portray a role or demonstrate a skill before an audience: The juggler performed atop a unicycle.

4. To present a dramatic or musical work or other entertainment before an audience.

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[Middle English performen, from Anglo-Norman performer, from Old French parfornir : par-, intensive pref. (from Latin per-, per-) + fournir, to furnish; see furnish.]

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per·forma·ble adj.

per·former n.

Synonyms: perform, execute, accomplish, achieve, effect, fulfill, discharge
These verbs signify to carry through to completion. To perform is to carry out an action, undertaking, or procedure, often with great skill or care. The ship's captain performed the wedding ceremony. Laser experiments are performed regularly in the laboratory.
Execute implies performing a task or putting something into effect in accordance with a plan or design: "To execute laws is a royal office; to execute orders is not to be a king" (Edmund Burke).
Accomplish connotes the successful completion of something, often of something that requires tenacity or talent: "Make one brave push and see what can be accomplished in a week" (Robert Louis Stevenson).
To achieve is to accomplish something, often something significant, especially despite difficulty: "Some are born great . . . Some achieve greatness . . . And some have greatness thrust upon them" (Shakespeare).
Effect suggests the power of an agent to bring about a desired result: The prescribed antibiotics didn't effect a complete cure.
To fulfill is to live up to expectations or satisfy demands, wishes, or requirements: All their desires could not be fulfilled.
To discharge an obligation or duty is to perform all the steps necessary for its fulfillment: "I have found it impossible . . . to discharge my duties as King as I would wish to do" (Edward VIII).

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

performer - an entertainer who performs a dramatic or musical work for an audience performing artist entertainer - a person who tries to please or amuse actor, histrion, thespian, role player, player - a theatrical performer artiste - a public performer (a dancer or singer) baton twirler, twirler - someone who twirls a baton comedian, comic - a professional performer who tells jokes and performs comical acts rodeo rider, cowboy - a performer who gives exhibitions of riding and roping and bulldogging dancer, professional dancer, terpsichorean - a performer who dances professionally executant - a performer (usually of musical works) fire-swallower, fire-eater - a performer who pretends to swallow fire fire walker - someone who walks barefoot on burning coals geek - a carnival performer who does disgusting acts headliner, star - a performer who receives prominent billing juggler - a performer who juggles objects and performs tricks of manual dexterity conjurer, conjuror, magician, prestidigitator, illusionist - someone who performs magic tricks to amuse an audience minstrel - a performer in a minstrel show monologist - an entertainer who performs alone instrumentalist, musician, player - someone who plays a musical instrument (as a profession) puppeteer - one who operates puppets or marionettes Savoyard - a person who performs in the operettas of Gilbert and Sullivan sightreader - a performer who reads without preparation or prior acquaintance (as in music) snake charmer - a performer who uses movements and music to control snakes second banana, straight man - a performer who acts as stooge to a comedian ecdysiast, exotic dancer, peeler, striptease, striptease artist, stripteaser, stripper - a performer who provides erotic entertainment by undressing to music strongman - a man who performs feats of strength at a fair or circus vaudevillian - a performer who works in vaudeville ventriloquist - a performer who projects the voice into a wooden dummy

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performer

noun artiste, player, Thespian, trouper, play-actor, actor or actress A performer played classical selections on the violin.

Translations

performer [pəˈfɔːməʳ] N (Theat) → actor/actriz m/f, artista mf (Mus) → intérprete mf
a skilled performer on the piano → un pianista experto
this fund has been one of the best performers in recent years → este fondo de inversiones ha sido de los que han dado mejores resultados en los últimos años
he was a poor performer at school → no le iba muy bien en el colegio

performer [pə^rˈfɔː^rmə^r] n

(= musician) → interprète m/f
He is perhaps the best performer on the contemporary music scene → C'est peut-être le meilleur interprète sur la scène de la musique contemporaine.
a solo performer → un artiste solo, un interprète solo

(= athlete, sportsperson) → performer mf, performeur/euse m/f
Europe's top performer at the U.S. Open → le meilleur performer or performeur européen à l'US open

(= organization, product) to be a good performer (= successful) [hospital, school] → être performant; [company] → être performant; [product, PC, car] → être performant; [fund] → être performant
to be the star performer [company] → être l'entreprise phare; [product] → être le produit phare
to be a poor performer [hospital, school] → ne pas être performant, être moins performant
those hospitals which are poor performers → les hôpitaux qui ne sont pas performants, les hôpitaux qui sont moins performants

performer

n → Künstler(in) m(f)

performer [pəˈfɔːməʳ] n → artista m/f