performing artist vs vaudevillian

vaudevillian vs performing artist

performing artist and vaudevillian both are nouns.

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

As nouns, vaudevillian is a hyponym of performing artist; that is, vaudevillian 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
vaudevillian: a performer who works in vaudeville

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

performing artist (noun)	vaudevillian (noun)
an entertainer who performs a dramatic or musical work for an audience	a performer who works in vaudeville

Difference between performing artist and vaudevillian

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