performer vs ventriloquist

ventriloquist vs performer

performer and ventriloquist both are nouns.

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

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

performer: an entertainer who performs a dramatic or musical work for an audience
ventriloquist: a performer who projects the voice into a wooden dummy

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, 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, camgirl.

performer (noun)	ventriloquist (noun)
an entertainer who performs a dramatic or musical work for an audience	a performer who projects the voice into a wooden dummy

Difference between performer and ventriloquist

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