gatherer vs actor

gatherer and actor both are nouns.

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

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

Other hypernyms of gatherer include doer, worker.

gatherer (noun)	actor (noun)
a person who is employed to collect payments (as for rent or taxes)	a theatrical performer
a person who gathers	a person who acts and gets things done