performer

performer
perform per‧form [pəˈfɔːm ǁ pərˈfɔːrm] verb
1. [transitive] to do work, carry out a duty, task etc:

• It takes a highly skilled mechanic to perform repairs on this car.

• Symbols across the top of the screen let a user click a mouse button to perform common operations such as adding up a column of figures.

• These chips are designed to perform very specific functions, such as controlling computer disk drives.

2. [intransitive] to do what is expected or wanted:

• She looked good during the interview, but will she perform once she's in the job?

• The company's three divisions all performed well, despite the recession.

— performer noun [countable] :

• The company is a top performer in its field.

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performer UK US /pəˈfɔːmər/ noun [C]
► FINANCE a product, business, investment, etc. when it is judged by how well it operates, how much profit it makes, etc. compared to others: best/worst performer »

Retail shares were among the best performers of the day.

 good/solid/strong performer »

It's a well-designed, solid performer for a reasonable price.

 star/top performer »

The clothing store was the star performer in yesterday's interim results.

 low/weak/poor performer »

Consumer products were the weakest performer with profits 4% ahead.

► HR a person when they are judged by how well they are doing their job: star/top performer »

Although two employees could be of the same grade levels, top performers were assigned more prestigious positions.

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a good/strong performer

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a high/outstanding performer

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a poor/low/weak performer


Financial and business terms. 2012.

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  • performer — index actor Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • performer — /pə fɔ:mə/, it. /per fɔrmer/ s. ingl. [der. di (to ) perform compiere, eseguire ], usato in ital. al masch. e al femm. 1. (sport.) [atleta, o cavallo, che abbia ottenuto importanti risultati di gara] ▶◀ asso, campione, fuoriclasse. 2. [artista… …   Enciclopedia Italiana

  • performer — /perˈfɔrmer, ingl. pəˈfɔːmə(r)/ [vc. ingl., dal v. to perform «eseguire, compiere»] s. m. e f. inv. 1. (sport) campione 2. artista, interprete, attore, danzatore …   Sinonimi e Contrari. Terza edizione

  • performer — perfòrmer m DEFINICIJA term. onaj koji reproducira i tumači dramsko djelo, koji glumi; izvođač ETIMOLOGIJA vidi performanca …   Hrvatski jezični portal

  • performer — *actor, player, mummer, mime, mimic, thespian, impersonator, trouper …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • performer — [[t]pə(r)fɔ͟ː(r)mə(r)[/t]] performers 1) N COUNT A performer is a person who acts, sings, or does other entertainment in front of audiences. A performer in evening dress plays classical selections on the violin. 2) N COUNT: supp N You can use… …   English dictionary

  • performer */ — UK [pə(r)ˈfɔː(r)mə(r)] / US [pərˈfɔrmər] noun [countable] Word forms performer : singular performer plural performers 1) someone who performs in front of an audience, for example an actor or musician 2) a) someone who does something with a… …   English dictionary

  • performer — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ key, star, top ▪ The star performer of the game was Holly, who scored 26 points. ▪ accomplished, consummate (formal), fine …   Collocations dictionary

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