performer vs comic

comic vs performer

performer and comic both are nouns.

performer is not an adjective while comic is an adjective.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
performer	Yes	No	No	No
comic	Yes	Yes	No	No

As nouns, comic is a hyponym of performer; that is, comic is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than performer:

performer: an entertainer who performs a dramatic or musical work for an audience
comic: 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, comedian, 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)	comic (noun)
an entertainer who performs a dramatic or musical work for an audience	a professional performer who tells jokes and performs comical acts

performer (adjective)	comic (adjective)
	of or relating to or characteristic of comedy
	arousing or provoking laughter

Difference between performer and comic

Words related to "comic"

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