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performer vs player

player vs performer

performer and player both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
performer Yes No No No
player Yes No No No
As nouns, player is a hyponym of performer; that is, player is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than performer:
  • performer: an entertainer who performs a dramatic or musical work for an audience
  • player: a theatrical performer
Other hyponyms of performer include actor, histrion, 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, minstrel, monologist, instrumentalist, musician, puppeteer, Savoyard, sightreader, snake charmer, second banana, straight man, ecdysiast, exotic dancer, peeler, stripper, striptease, striptease artist, stripteaser, strongman, vaudevillian, ventriloquist, camgirl.
performer (noun) player (noun)
an entertainer who performs a dramatic or musical work for an audience a theatrical performer
a person who participates in or is skilled at some game
someone who plays a music as a profession
a person who pursues a number of different social and sexual partners simultaneously
someone who takes part in an activity
Difference between performer and player

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