Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

performer

/pɚˈfɔɹmɚ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.80 in modern English

Syllables
per-former
IPA
/pɚˈfɔɹmɚ/
16
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

One who performs for, or entertains, an audience.

noun

One who performs or does anything.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree English perform Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English performer From perform + -er.

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /pɚˈfɔɹmɚ/
  • British English: /pəˈfɔːmə/

Inflected Forms

performers (plural)

Derived Forms

autoperformer cyberperformer nonperformer performerly

Phrases

street performer

Synonyms

executant performant performing artist

Rhymes With

former warmer transformer reformer informer dormer stormer ormer

Questions

How do you pronounce performer?
The recorded pronunciation is /pɚˈfɔɹmɚ/.
What does performer mean?
One who performs for, or entertains, an audience.
Where does performer come from?
Etymology tree English perform Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English performer From perform + -er.

How to pronounce performer

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