differentiator vs actor

differentiator and actor both are nouns.

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

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

Other hypernyms of differentiator include doer, worker.

differentiator (noun)	actor (noun)
a person who (or that which) differentiates	a theatrical performer
	a person who acts and gets things done