performing artist vs headliner

headliner vs performing artist

performing artist and headliner both are nouns.

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

As nouns, headliner is a hyponym of performing artist; that is, headliner 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
headliner: a performer who receives prominent billing

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-eater, fire-swallower, fire walker, geek, 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)	headliner (noun)
an entertainer who performs a dramatic or musical work for an audience	a performer who receives prominent billing

Difference between performing artist and headliner

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