performing artist vs dancer

dancer vs performing artist

performing artist and dancer both are nouns.

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

As nouns, dancer is a hyponym of performing artist; that is, dancer 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
dancer: a performer who dances professionally

Other hyponyms of performing artist include actor, histrion, player, role player, thespian, artiste, baton twirler, twirler, comedian, comic, cowboy, rodeo rider, 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)	dancer (noun)
an entertainer who performs a dramatic or musical work for an audience	a performer who dances professionally
	a person who participates in a social gathering arranged for dancing (as a ball)

Difference between performing artist and dancer

Words related to "dancer"

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