performing artist vs second banana

second banana vs performing artist

performing artist and second banana both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
performing artist	Yes	No	No	No
second banana	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, second banana is a hyponym of performing artist; that is, second banana 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
second banana: a performer who acts as stooge to a comedian

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, puppeteer, Savoyard, sightreader, snake charmer, straight man, ecdysiast, exotic dancer, peeler, stripper, striptease, striptease artist, stripteaser, strongman, vaudevillian, ventriloquist, camgirl.

performing artist (noun)	second banana (noun)
an entertainer who performs a dramatic or musical work for an audience	a performer who acts as stooge to a comedian
	someone who serves in a subordinate capacity or plays a secondary role

Difference between performing artist and second banana

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