essayer vs actor

essayer and actor both are nouns.

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

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

Other hypernyms of essayer include doer, worker.

essayer (noun)	actor (noun)
one who tries	a theatrical performer
	a person who acts and gets things done