compulsive vs actor

compulsive and actor both are nouns.

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

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

compulsive: a person with a compulsive disposition; someone who feels compelled to do certain things
actor: a person who acts and gets things done

Other hypernyms of compulsive include doer, worker.

compulsive (noun)	actor (noun)
a person with a compulsive disposition; someone who feels compelled to do certain things	a theatrical performer
	a person who acts and gets things done

compulsive (adjective)	actor (adjective)
strongly motivated to succeed
caused by or suggestive of psychological compulsion