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Performer vs Artist - What's the difference?

performer | artist |

As nouns the difference between performer and artist

is that performer is one who performs for, or entertains, an audience while artist is a person who creates art.

As an adjective artist is

artistic.

performer

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • One who performs for, or entertains, an audience.

    • Synonyms

    * kinker

    artist

    English

    Noun

  • A person who creates art.
  • A person who creates art as an occupation.
  • A person who is skilled at some activity.

    • Derived terms

    * artistdom * artistic * artistically * artistry * con artist * escape artist * pickup artist * piss-artist * quick-change artist

    See also

    * animator * artisan * drawer * sculptor

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • (archaic) Artistic.
  • *, vol.1, ch.24:
    • Nature, to shew that nothing is savage in whatsoever she produceth, causeth oftentimes, even in rudest and most unarted nations, productions of spirits to arise, that confront and wrestle with the most artist productions.

    Anagrams

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