performing artist

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performing artist - an entertainer who performs a dramatic or musical work for an audience performer 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