performer vs fire-swallower

fire-swallower vs performer

performer and fire-swallower both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
performer	Yes	No	No	No
fire-swallower	Yes	No	No	No

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

performer: an entertainer who performs a dramatic or musical work for an audience
fire-swallower: a performer who pretends to swallow fire

Other hyponyms of performer include actor, histrion, player, role player, thespian, artiste, baton twirler, twirler, comedian, comic, cowboy, rodeo rider, dancer, professional dancer, terpsichorean, executant, fire-eater, 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)	fire-swallower (noun)
an entertainer who performs a dramatic or musical work for an audience	a performer who pretends to swallow fire

Difference between performer and fire-swallower

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