Jenny's Noodle

Here's the solution to last week's NPR Sunday Puzzle (Dec. 18):

Answer: JERRY + AT + RICK → GERIATRIC

NPR Sunday Puzzle for Dec. 25:
Name an occupation in nine letters. It's an entertainer of sorts — an unusual and uncommon but well-known sort of entertainer. Drop the third letter of the name, and read the result backward. You'll get two four-letter words that are exact opposites. What are they?

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