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Musician vs Performer - What's the difference?

musician | performer |

As nouns the difference between musician and performer

is that musician is a composer, conductor, or performer of music while performer is one who performs for, or entertains, an audience.

musician

English

Alternative forms

* musitian (obsolete)

Noun

(en noun)
  • A composer, conductor, or performer of music.

    • Hyponyms

    * See also

    performer

    English

    Noun

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

    • Synonyms

    * kinker