performing artist vs sightreader

sightreader vs performing artist

performing artist and sightreader both are nouns.

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

As nouns, sightreader is a hyponym of performing artist; that is, sightreader 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
sightreader: a performer who reads without preparation or prior acquaintance (as in music)

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, snake charmer, second banana, straight man, ecdysiast, exotic dancer, peeler, stripper, striptease, striptease artist, stripteaser, strongman, vaudevillian, ventriloquist, camgirl.

performing artist (noun)	sightreader (noun)
an entertainer who performs a dramatic or musical work for an audience	a performer who reads without preparation or prior acquaintance (as in music)

Difference between performing artist and sightreader

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