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Entertaining vs Entertainer - What's the difference?

entertaining | entertainer |

As nouns the difference between entertaining and entertainer

is that entertaining is (archaic) entertainment while entertainer is a person who entertains others, esp as a profession, as a singer, dancer, musician, comedian, etc.

As an adjective entertaining

is very amusing; that entertains.

As a verb entertaining

is .

entertaining

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Very amusing; that entertains.
  • * {{quote-news
    • , year=2011 , date=October 1 , author=Phil Dawkes , title=Sunderland 2 - 2 West Brom , work=BBC Sport citation , page= , passage=Sunderland came back from two goals down to earn a point from an entertaining encounter with West Brom.}}

    Verb

    (head)

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • (archaic) entertainment
  • * 1889 , George Herbert Curteis, Bishop Selwyn of New Zealand, and of Lichfield
    • As soon as the festival was over, and the usual routine of summer entertainings and meetings had been got through, the Bishop and Mrs. Selwyn, accompanied by their large family party and some friends, started for a quiet holiday

    entertainer

    English

    (wikipedia entertainer)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A person who entertains others, esp. as a profession, as a singer, dancer, musician, comedian, etc.
  • Someone who puts on a show for the entertainment or enjoyment of others.