performing artist vs minstrel

minstrel vs performing artist

performing artist and minstrel both are nouns.

performing artist is not a verb while minstrel is a verb.

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

As nouns, minstrel is a hyponym of performing artist; that is, minstrel 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
minstrel: a performer in a minstrel show

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, magician, prestidigitator, 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)	minstrel (noun)
an entertainer who performs a dramatic or musical work for an audience	a singer of folk songs
	a performer in a minstrel show

performing artist (verb)	minstrel (verb)
	celebrate by singing, in the style of minstrels

Difference between performing artist and minstrel

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