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# performer

noun (a performer, performers)

«performer» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. A person who entertains an audience by acting, singing, dancing, playing music or doing tricks. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/performer/#m1)
2. A person or thing that does well or badly at something: «a top performer». [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/performer/#m2)

### In the lessons

In school: assemblies, school plays and concerts have performers; in drama and music lessons pupils learn to be performers and good audiences. In everyday life: street performers, circus performers. Phrases: «street performer», «circus performer», «a natural performer», «top performer».

### Examples

- The street performer juggled flaming torches. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/performer/#x1)
- Every performer bowed at the end of the show. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/performer/#x2)
- She's a natural performer and loves the stage. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/performer/#x3)
- The circus performers did amazing tricks. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/performer/#x4)
- Give the performers a big round of applause! [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/performer/#x5)
- He was the top performer in the maths competition. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/performer/#x6)
- Both of the performers appeared on the stage. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/performer/#x7)

### Note

Countable. From perform + -er. Spelling: per-, not «pre-». Noun of the action: performance.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «performer» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/performer/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«performer» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/performer.html) on Mova free.