performing artist vs fire-eater

fire-eater vs performing artist

performing artist and fire-eater both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
performing artist	Yes	No	No	No
fire-eater	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, fire-eater is a hyponym of performing artist; that is, fire-eater 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
fire-eater: a performer who pretends to swallow fire

Other hyponyms of performing artist include actor, histrion, player, role player, thespian, artiste, baton twirler, twirler, comedian, comic, cowboy, rodeo rider, dancer, professional dancer, terpsichorean, executant, 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)	fire-eater (noun)
an entertainer who performs a dramatic or musical work for an audience	a performer who pretends to swallow fire
	a belligerent grouch
	a member of a fire department who tries to extinguish fires

Difference between performing artist and fire-eater

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