striptease vs performer

striptease and performer both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
striptease	Yes	No	No	No
performer	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, performer is a hypernym of striptease; that is, performer is a word with a broader meaning than striptease:

striptease: a performer who provides erotic entertainment by undressing to music
performer: an entertainer who performs a dramatic or musical work for an audience

Other hypernyms of striptease include performing artist.

striptease (noun)	performer (noun)
a form of erotic entertainment in which a dancer gradually undresses to music	an entertainer who performs a dramatic or musical work for an audience
a performer who provides erotic entertainment by undressing to music