conférencier

Definitions of conférencier
  1. noun
    a person who tries to please or amuse
    synonyms: cabaretier, entertainer, kleinkunstenaar
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    hoempa, straatmuzikant, straatzanger
    a person who entertains people for money in public places (as by singing or dancing), usually while asking for money
    clown, grappenmaker, hansworst, harlekijn, humorist, joker, komiek, paljas, pias, pierewiet, polichinel, potsenmaker, spuiter, wisecracker
    someone who acts speaks or writes in an amusing way
    ceremoniemeester, presentator, spelleider
    a person who acts as host at formal occasions (makes an introductory speech and introduces other speakers)
    artiest, performer
    an entertainer who performs a dramatic or musical work for an audience
    komediant, speler, toneelspeler
    a theatrical performer
    kunstenmaker
    a public performer (a dancer or singer)
    blijspelschrijver, clown, geinponem, grapjas, grapjurk, grappenmaker, hansworst, harlekijn, humorist, joker, komedieschrijver, komiek, komiekeling, leukerd, lolbroek, paljas, pias, pierewiet, polichinel, potsenmaker, spuiter, stripalbum, stripblad, stripboek, wisecracker
    a professional performer who tells jokes and performs comical acts
    cabaretier, kleinkunstenaar, presentator
    British term for someone who introduces television acts or cabarets etc
    ballerino, balletdanser
    a performer who dances professionally
    vuurspuwer, vuurvreter
    a performer who pretends to swallow fire
    jongleur, kunstenmaker, ritselaar
    a performer who juggles objects and performs tricks of manual dexterity
    goochelaar, illusionist
    someone who performs magic tricks to amuse an audience
    minnezanger, minstreel, speelman, troubadour, trouvère
    a performer in a minstrel show
    componist, instrumentalist, instrumentist, musicienne, musicus, muziekbeoefenaar, muzikant, orkestlid, speler, toondichter, toonkunstenaar, toonzetter
    someone who plays a musical instrument (as a profession)
    poppenspeler
    one who operates puppets or marionettes
    quizleider, quizmaster, spelleider
    the host or chairman of a radio or tv quiz show or panel game
    circusdirecteur, spreekstalmeester
    the person in charge of performances in a circus ring
    hekeldichter
    a humorist who uses ridicule and irony and sarcasm
    slangenbezweerder
    a performer who uses movements and music to control snakes
    afkrabber, krabber, krabijzer, schilmes, stripper, stripteasedanseres, stripteaseuse
    a performer who provides erotic entertainment by undressing to music
    buikspreker, gastriloog, ventriloquist
    a performer who projects the voice into a wooden dummy
    clown, grappenmaker, hansworst, harlekijn, humorist, joker, komiek, paljas, pias, pierewiet, polichinel, potsenmaker, spuiter, wisecracker
    a witty amusing person who makes jokes
    type of:
    eenling, enkeling, figuur, individu, mens, particulier, persoon, zelfstandige
    a human being
  2. noun
    British term for someone who introduces television acts or cabarets etc
    synonyms: cabaretier, kleinkunstenaar, presentator
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    type of:
    ceremoniemeester, presentator, spelleider
    a person who acts as host at formal occasions (makes an introductory speech and introduces other speakers)
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