actor vs principal

principal vs actor

actor and principal both are nouns.

actor is not an adjective while principal is an adjective.

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

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

actor: a theatrical performer
principal: an actor who plays a principal role

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

actor (noun)	principal (noun)
a theatrical performer	the educator who has executive authority for a school
a person who acts and gets things done	an actor who plays a principal role
	the major party to a financial transaction at a stock exchange; buys and sells for his own account
	(criminal law) any person involved in a criminal offense, regardless of whether the person profits from such involvement
	the original amount of a debt on which interest is calculated
	capital as contrasted with the income derived from it

actor (adjective)	principal (adjective)
	most important element

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