is a specific kind of: entertainer.

is a broader term that covers: 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 | ventriloquist ... show more.

derivation: performing arts | perform.