performing artist vs prestidigitator

prestidigitator vs performing artist

performing artist and prestidigitator both are nouns.

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

As nouns, prestidigitator is a hyponym of performing artist; that is, prestidigitator 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
prestidigitator: 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, magician, 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)	prestidigitator (noun)
an entertainer who performs a dramatic or musical work for an audience	someone who performs magic tricks to amuse an audience

Difference between performing artist and prestidigitator

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