performing artist vs cowboy

cowboy vs performing artist

performing artist and cowboy both are nouns.

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

As nouns, cowboy is a hyponym of performing artist; that is, cowboy 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
cowboy: a performer who gives exhibitions of riding and roping and bulldogging

Other hyponyms of performing artist include actor, histrion, player, role player, thespian, artiste, baton twirler, twirler, comedian, comic, 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)	cowboy (noun)
an entertainer who performs a dramatic or musical work for an audience	someone who is reckless or irresponsible (especially in driving vehicles)
	a performer who gives exhibitions of riding and roping and bulldogging
	a male hired hand who tends cattle and performs other duties on horseback

Difference between performing artist and cowboy

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