entertainer
C1937
concept
An entertainer is a person who performs acts such as music, comedy, drama, or other artistic expressions to engage, amuse, or captivate an audience.
All labels observed (16)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| entertainer canonical | 122 |
| performer | 75 |
| cabaret performer | 32 |
| improviser | 17 |
| showgirl | 15 |
| showman | 11 |
| ventriloquist | 7 |
| children's entertainer | 3 |
| USO entertainer | 2 |
| concert performer | 2 |
| live performer | 2 |
| American entertainers | 1 |
| entertainment profession | 1 |
| music hall entertainer | 1 |
| nightclub entertainer | 1 |
| show business figure | 1 |
Description generation (CDg)
The one-sentence description above was generated by prompting gpt-5.1 with the class name and this instruction.
Instruction
generate a one-sentence description for a given conceptual class. # Response Format Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the conceptional class]"
Input
Class: entertainer
Generated description
An entertainer is a person who performs acts such as music, comedy, drama, or other artistic expressions to engage, amuse, or captivate an audience.
Instances (290)
| Instance | Via concept surface |
|---|---|
| Cab Calloway | — |
| Gemma Arrowsmith | performer |
| Paul Merton | improviser |
| Pippa Evans | improviser |
| Roger McGough | performer |
| Truman Hunt | showman |
| Derek Watkins | — |
| Amos Jacobs | — |
|
Rose Marie Mantell Thomas
surface form:
Danny Thomas
|
— |
| Gracie McGraw | performer |
| Ikaika Kahoano | — |
| Michael McShane | improviser |
| Rachel Parris | improviser |
| Jane Russell as Dorothy Shaw | showgirl |
| Ariel Zevon | performer |
| Erika Mann | cabaret performer |
| Bernadette Bassenger | showgirl |
| Ivor Cutler | performer |
| Mickey Rooney | — |
| Aundrea Fimbres | performer |
| Misha Mengelberg | improviser |
| Hedli Anderson | cabaret performer |
| Shari Lewis | ventriloquist |
|
Crocetti
surface form:
Dean Martin
|
— |
| P. T. Barnum | showman |
|
Dunham
surface form:
Jeff Dunham
|
ventriloquist |
| Guy Weadick | showman |
| Tristan Honsinger | improviser |
| Psy | — |
|
Lily is a performer in the cabaret
surface form:
Lily
|
cabaret performer |
| John Henry Anderson | — |
| David Daniel Kaminsky | — |
| Dominic Wood | — |
|
Mercuri
surface form:
Daniela Mercury
|
performer |
| James Anthony Bailey | showman |
| Jerome Clark Criswell King | — |
| Ted Lewis | — |
| Joachim Ringelnatz | cabaret performer |
| Dustfinger | performer |
| Shannon Doughton | performer |
| Eartha Kitt | cabaret performer |
|
Gottschalk
surface form:
Thomas Gottschalk
|
— |
|
Edwin Jack Fisher
surface form:
Eddie Fisher
|
— |
| Andrew W.K. | — |
| Charles Tournemire | improviser |
| Ngo Kien Huy | — |
|
Shumpert
surface form:
Iman Shumpert
|
— |
|
@imanshumpert
surface form:
Iman Shumpert
|
— |
| Mandy Rice-Davies | showgirl |
|
Elaine Okamura
surface form:
Wayne Newton
|
— |