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      performer
      noun
      an entertainer who performs a dramatic or musical work for an audience
      Roots
      formaform- · Latin · shape, form
      Synonyms for performer
      vaudevillistexecutantnentertainernartistentroupernmusiciannvaudevilliannsingernactorncorypheesoloistndancern
      Words related to performer
      nonperformermimestermonologistnburlesqueradjnonmusicianshowmannvocalistnperformancesnnonperformingadjsupersingerchanteuseninstrumentalistnhistrionnrecitalistnjongleurnsongwriternchantressshowmanlyadvcantabankcomprimariocakewalkernnonactorupstagernactressyadjsongstressnbuffoconcertistnondancer

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      The word performer breaks down into one root of Latin origin: the root form-, from Latin forma (“shape, form”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.

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