thespian vs comedian

comedian vs thespian

thespian and comedian both are nouns.

thespian is an adjective but comedian is not an adjective.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
thespian	Yes	Yes	No	No
comedian	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, comedian is a hyponym of thespian; that is, comedian is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than thespian:

thespian: a theatrical performer
comedian: an actor in a comedy

Other hyponyms of thespian include actress, barnstormer, play-actor, playactor, trouper, character actor, ham, ham actor, heavy, ingenue, leading man, mime, mimer, mummer, pantomimer, pantomimist, plant, reenactor, scene-stealer, movie actor, screen actor, lead, principal, star, extra, spear carrier, supernumerary, tragedian, standby, understudy, upstager, walk-on.

thespian (noun)	comedian (noun)
a theatrical performer	a professional performer who tells jokes and performs comical acts
	an actor in a comedy

thespian (adjective)	comedian (adjective)
of or relating to drama

Difference between thespian and comedian

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