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performer vs comedian

comedian vs performer

performer and comedian both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
performer Yes No No No
comedian Yes No No No
As nouns, comedian is a hyponym of performer; that is, comedian is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than performer:
  • performer: an entertainer who performs a dramatic or musical work for an audience
  • comedian: a professional performer who tells jokes and performs comical acts
Other hyponyms of performer include actor, histrion, player, role player, thespian, artiste, baton twirler, twirler, comic, cowboy, rodeo rider, dancer, professional dancer, terpsichorean, executant, fire-eater, fire-swallower, fire walker, geek, headliner, star, juggler, conjurer, conjuror, illusionist, magician, prestidigitator, minstrel, monologist, instrumentalist, musician, player, puppeteer, Savoyard, sightreader, snake charmer, second banana, straight man, ecdysiast, exotic dancer, peeler, stripper, striptease, striptease artist, stripteaser, strongman, vaudevillian, ventriloquist, camgirl.
performer (noun) comedian (noun)
an entertainer who performs a dramatic or musical work for an audience a professional performer who tells jokes and performs comical acts
an actor in a comedy
Difference between performer and comedian

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