performer vs geek

geek vs performer

performer and geek both are nouns.

performer is not a verb while geek is a verb.

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

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

performer: an entertainer who performs a dramatic or musical work for an audience
geek: a carnival performer who does disgusting acts

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-swallower, fire walker, 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)	geek (noun)
an entertainer who performs a dramatic or musical work for an audience	a person with an unusual or odd personality
	a carnival performer who does disgusting acts

performer (verb)	geek (verb)
	to be intoxicated

Difference between performer and geek

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