histrion vs performing artist

histrion and performing artist both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
histrion	Yes	No	No	No
performing artist	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, performing artist is a hypernym of histrion; that is, performing artist is a word with a broader meaning than histrion:

histrion: a theatrical performer
performing artist: an entertainer who performs a dramatic or musical work for an audience

Other hypernyms of histrion include performer.

histrion (noun)	performing artist (noun)
a theatrical performer	an entertainer who performs a dramatic or musical work for an audience