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performer
Variant of perform
transitive verb
- to act on so as to accomplish or bring to completion; execute; carry out (a task, process, etc.)
- to carry out; meet the requirements of; fulfill (a promise, command, etc.)
- to give a performance of; render or enact (a piece of music, a dramatic role, etc.)
intransitive verb
to carry out or execute an action or process; esp., to take part in a musical program, act in a play, dance, etc. before an audience
Related Forms:
- performable adjective
- performer noun
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