engineer vs actor

engineer and actor both are nouns.

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

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

engineer: a person who uses scientific knowledge to solve practical problems
actor: a person who acts and gets things done

Other hypernyms of engineer include doer, worker.

engineer (noun)	actor (noun)
a person who uses scientific knowledge to solve practical problems	a theatrical performer
the operator of a railway locomotive	a person who acts and gets things done

engineer (verb)	actor (verb)
plan and direct (a complex undertaking)
design as an engineer