performing artist vs comedian

comedian vs performing artist

performing artist and comedian both are nouns.

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

As nouns, comedian is a hyponym of performing artist; that is, comedian 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
comedian: a professional performer who tells jokes and performs comical acts

Other hyponyms of performing artist include actor, histrion, player, role player, thespian, artiste, baton twirler, twirler, 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)	comedian (noun)
an entertainer who performs a dramatic or musical work for an audience	a professional performer who tells jokes and performs comical acts
	an actor in a comedy

Difference between performing artist and comedian

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