performer vs minstrel

minstrel vs performer

performer and minstrel both are nouns.

performer is not a verb while minstrel is a verb.

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

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

performer: an entertainer who performs a dramatic or musical work for an audience
minstrel: a performer in a minstrel show

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, geek, headliner, star, juggler, conjurer, conjuror, illusionist, magician, prestidigitator, 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)	minstrel (noun)
an entertainer who performs a dramatic or musical work for an audience	a singer of folk songs
	a performer in a minstrel show

performer (verb)	minstrel (verb)
	celebrate by singing, in the style of minstrels

Difference between performer and minstrel

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