applied scientist vs actor

applied scientist and actor both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
applied scientist	Yes	No	No	No
actor	Yes	No	No	No

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

applied scientist: a person who uses scientific knowledge to solve practical problems
actor: a person who acts and gets things done

Other hypernyms of applied scientist include doer, worker.

applied scientist (noun)	actor (noun)
a person who uses scientific knowledge to solve practical problems	a theatrical performer
	a person who acts and gets things done