chameleon vs actor

chameleon and actor both are nouns.

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

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

Other hypernyms of chameleon include doer, worker.

chameleon (noun)	actor (noun)
lizard of Africa and Madagascar able to change skin color and having a projectile tongue	a theatrical performer
a changeable or inconstant person	a person who acts and gets things done