performing artist vs ventriloquist

ventriloquist vs performing artist

performing artist and ventriloquist both are nouns.

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

As nouns, ventriloquist is a hyponym of performing artist; that is, ventriloquist 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
ventriloquist: a performer who projects the voice into a wooden dummy

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, vaudevillian, camgirl.

performing artist (noun)	ventriloquist (noun)
an entertainer who performs a dramatic or musical work for an audience	a performer who projects the voice into a wooden dummy

Difference between performing artist and ventriloquist

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