dupe vs actor

dupe and actor both are nouns.

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

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

Other hypernyms of dupe include doer, worker.

dupe (noun)	actor (noun)
a person who is tricked or swindled	a theatrical performer
	a person who acts and gets things done

dupe (verb)	actor (verb)
fool or hoax