actor vs tragedian

tragedian vs actor

actor and tragedian both are nouns.

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

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

actor: a theatrical performer
tragedian: an actor who specializes in tragic roles

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, principal, star, extra, spear carrier, supernumerary, standby, understudy, upstager, walk-on.

actor (noun)	tragedian (noun)
a theatrical performer	an actor who specializes in tragic roles
a person who acts and gets things done	a writer (especially a playwright) who writes tragedies

Difference between actor and tragedian

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