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 |
|---|---|
|
Ipupa
surface form:
Fally Ipupa
|
performer |
| Liesl Karlstadt | cabaret performer |
| Cheggers | — |
| Lesley Ann Warren as Norma Cassidy | showgirl |
| Joëlle Léandre | improviser |
| Pontins bluecoat | performer |
| Sylvia Hawkes | showgirl |
|
Sidonie-Gabrielle
surface form:
Sidonie-Gabrielle Colette
|
performer |
| Beata Ernman Thunberg | performer |
| Harry Rodger Webb | — |
| Blaise Siwula | improviser |
| Bill MacKay | improviser |
|
Paddie
surface form:
Paddie O'Neil
|
— |
| Malena Belafonte | performer |
| Dick Van Dyke | — |
| Nusch Éluard | performer |
| Jimmy Vee | performer |
| Elaine Stritch | cabaret performer |
| Ronan Barrow | performer |
| Evolver | performer |
| Vera Margaret Welch | — |
| Lily Sastry | performer |
| Gertrude Pridgett Rainey | performer |
| Anthony Field | children's entertainer |
| Greg Page | — |
| Jeff Fatt | children's entertainer |
| Lila Downs | performer |
| Phoebe Ann Moses | — |
| Billy Daniels | — |
| Max Morath | — |
|
Yoelson
surface form:
Asa Yoelson
|
— |
|
Maggart family
surface form:
Maude Maggart
|
cabaret performer |
| Oscar Montoya | improviser |
| Pepi Bloch | cabaret performer |
| Dominique Dibbell | performer |
| Kurt Gerron | cabaret performer |
| Priscilla Maria Veronica White | — |
| Susan Moonsie | performer |
|
John
surface form:
John David Hope Buchanan
|
— |
| Gail Mabo | performer |
| Rosa Valetti | cabaret performer |
| Screamin’ Jay Hawkins | performer |
| Maureen Angelos | performer |
| Samraj Jaimungal | — |
| William F. Cody | showman |
| Siegfried Fischbacher | — |
| Sir Howard Morrison | — |
| Legend | performer |
| Larry Nicolas Bourgeois | performer |
| Heinz Conrads | — |