performing artist vs puppeteer

puppeteer vs performing artist

performing artist and puppeteer both are nouns.

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

As nouns, puppeteer is a hyponym of performing artist; that is, puppeteer 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
puppeteer: one who operates puppets or marionettes

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, minstrel, monologist, instrumentalist, musician, player, Savoyard, sightreader, snake charmer, second banana, straight man, ecdysiast, exotic dancer, peeler, stripper, striptease, striptease artist, stripteaser, strongman, vaudevillian, ventriloquist, camgirl.

performing artist (noun)	puppeteer (noun)
an entertainer who performs a dramatic or musical work for an audience	one who operates puppets or marionettes

Difference between performing artist and puppeteer

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