performing artist vs magician

magician vs performing artist

performing artist and magician both are nouns.

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

As nouns, magician is a hyponym of performing artist; that is, magician 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
magician: someone who performs magic tricks to amuse an audience

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, headliner, star, juggler, conjurer, conjuror, illusionist, 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)	magician (noun)
an entertainer who performs a dramatic or musical work for an audience	one who practices magic or sorcery
	someone who performs magic tricks to amuse an audience

Difference between performing artist and magician

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