| Main Entry: | actor |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | person who performs, entertains by role-playing |
Synonyms: |
amateur, artist, barnstormer, bit player, character, clown, comedian, entertainer, extra, foil, ham, hambone, headliner, idol, impersonator, ingénue, lead, mime, mimic, pantomimist, performer, play-actor, player, soubrette, stand-in, star, stooge, straight person, thesp, thespian, trouper, understudy, ventriloquist, villain, walk-on |
Antonyms: |
audience, fan |
| Main Entry: | comedian |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | funny person, often professional |
Synonyms: |
actor, banana, card*, clown, comic, cutup, droll, entertainer, farceur, humorist, jester, joker, jokester, laugh, merry-andrew, million laughs, quipster, stand-up comic, stooge, top banana, wag, wisecracker, wit*, zany* |
| Main Entry: | host |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | person who entertains, performs |
Synonyms: |
anchor, anchor person, emcee, entertainer, innkeeper, keeper, manager, moderator, owner, person of the house, presenter, proprietor |
Antonyms: |
guest, visitor |
| Main Entry: | humorist |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | comedian |
Synonyms: |
card*, clown, comedienne, comic, cutup, entertainer, jester, joker, jokesmith, jokester, satirist, stand-up comic, wisecracker, wit |
| Main Entry: | musician |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | person who performs music |
Synonyms: |
artist, artiste, composer, conductor, diva, entertainer, instrumentalist, performer, player, session player, soloist, virtuoso, vocalist |
| Main Entry: | name |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | celebrity |
Synonyms: |
big name, celeb, entertainer, headliner, hero, lion*, luminary, notability, notable, personality, somebody, star, superstar |
Antonyms: |
unknown |
| Main Entry: | player |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | person who acts in performance |
Synonyms: |
actor, bit player, entertainer, extra, ham, hambone, impersonator, lead, mime, mimic, performer, playactor, scene stealer, stand-in, star, thespian, trouper, understudy, walk-on |
Antonyms: |
director |
| Main Entry: | scream |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | person or thing that is very funny |
Synonyms: |
card*, character*, comedian, comedienne, comic, entertainer, guffaw*, hoot, howl*, joker, laugh, panic*, riot, sensation, sidesplitter, wit |
Antonyms: |
seriousness |
| Main Entry: | thespian |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | actor, actress |
Synonyms: |
artist, bit player, character, entertainer, extra, ham, headliner, idol, lead, performer, play-actor, player, star, straight person, thesp, understudy |