active vs actor

actor vs active

active and actor both are nouns.

active is an adjective but actor is not an adjective.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
active	Yes	Yes	No	No
actor	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, actor is a hypernym of active; that is, actor is a word with a broader meaning than active:

active: a person who is a participating member of an organization
actor: a person who acts and gets things done

Other hypernyms of active include doer, worker.

active (noun)	actor (noun)
a person who is a participating member of an organization	a theatrical performer
the voice used to indicate that the grammatical subject of the verb is performing the action or causing the happening denoted by the verb	a person who acts and gets things done
chemical agent capable of activity

active (adjective)	actor (adjective)
(used of verbs (e.g. `to run') and participial adjectives (e.g. `running' in `running water')) expressing action rather than a state of being
characterized by energetic activity
tending to become more severe or wider in scope
disposed to take action or effectuate change
(of e.g. volcanoes) erupting or liable to erupt
(of e.g. volcanoes) capable of erupting
full of activity or engaged in continuous activity
exerting influence or producing a change or effect
engaged in full-time work
expressing that the subject of the sentence has the semantic function of actor:
(of the sun) characterized by an increased occurrence of sunspots and flares and radio emissions
in operation
taking part in an activity
engaged in or ready for military or naval operations

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