performer vs prestidigitator

prestidigitator vs performer

performer and prestidigitator both are nouns.

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

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

performer: an entertainer who performs a dramatic or musical work for an audience
prestidigitator: someone who performs magic tricks to amuse an audience

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, 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)	prestidigitator (noun)
an entertainer who performs a dramatic or musical work for an audience	someone who performs magic tricks to amuse an audience

Difference between performer and prestidigitator

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