cause vs actor

cause and actor both are nouns.

cause is a verb but actor is not a verb.

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

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

cause: any entity that produces an effect or is responsible for events or results
actor: a person who acts and gets things done

Other hyponyms of cause include being, organism, agent, nature, occult, supernatural, theurgy, first cause, prime mover, primum mobile, destiny, fate, doer, worker, catalyst, deus ex machina, manipulator, operator, force, power, life principle, vital principle, engine, cause of death, killer, danger, agent.

cause (noun)	actor (noun)
any entity that produces an effect or is responsible for events or results	a theatrical performer
a comprehensive term for any proceeding in a court of law whereby an individual seeks a legal remedy	a person who acts and gets things done
a series of actions advancing a principle or tending toward a particular end
a justification for something existing or happening
events that provide the generative force that is the origin of something

cause (verb)	actor (verb)
cause to do; cause to act in a specified manner
give rise to; cause to happen or occur, not always intentionally

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