baldpate vs actor

baldpate and actor both are nouns.

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

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

Other hypernyms of baldpate include doer, worker.

baldpate (noun)	actor (noun)
a widgeon the male of which has a white crown	a theatrical performer
a person whose head is bald or shaved	a person who acts and gets things done