performing artist vs actor

actor vs performing artist

performing artist and actor both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
performing artist	Yes	No	No	No
actor	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, actor is a hyponym of performing artist; that is, actor is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than performing artist:

performing artist: an entertainer who performs a dramatic or musical work for an audience
actor: a theatrical performer

Other hyponyms of performing artist include 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, ventriloquist, camgirl.

performing artist (noun)	actor (noun)
an entertainer who performs a dramatic or musical work for an audience	a theatrical performer
	a person who acts and gets things done

Difference between performing artist and actor

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