How to say "entertainer" in Japanese

• エンターテイナーCommon
  nounThe direct loanword for 'entertainer': someone whose job is to entertain audiences. It suggests showmanship and an entertaining personality, and is the closest equivalent when you want the English term itself.
  ショーに来くる人々ひとびとを楽たのしませるのがエンターテイナーだ。↗

  The man whose work it is to amuse people who attend a show is an entertainer.
• 芸能人げいのうじんCommon
  nounSomeone who works in show business and is known to the public — a TV personality, singer, actor or the like. Use it for the 'celebrity' or 'entertainment personality' sense.
  今日きょうお気に入きにいりの芸能人げいのうじんが出でてるミュージカルを見みに行いった。彼かれは、今年ことしの一押いちおしだね。↗

  I went to a musical with my favorite actor today. He's the one must-see for this year.
• 芸人げいにんCommon
  nounA performer, especially of a traditional performing art; it is also used of comedians. For an entertainer in the general show-business or celebrity sense, 芸能人 is the word to reach for instead.
  彼かれは芸人げいにんとして成功せいこうした。↗

  He made good as an entertainer.

Use 「エンターテイナー」 for the direct loanword sense of someone who entertains, 芸能人 for a show-business celebrity, and 芸人 for a performer of a traditional art or a comedian.

Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only

• エンターテイナーentertainer
• 芸能人げいのうじんentertainer
• 演芸人えんげいじんentertainer
• 伽とぎnursing
• タレント(TV or radio) entertainer
• タレ(TV or radio) entertainer
• 芸人げいにんperformer (esp. of a traditional art)