ham actor vs player

ham actor and player both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
ham actor	Yes	No	No	No
player	Yes	No	No	No

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

Other hypernyms of ham actor include actor, histrion, role player, thespian.

ham actor (noun)	player (noun)
an unskilled actor who overacts	a theatrical performer
	a person who participates in or is skilled at some game
	someone who plays a music as a profession
	a person who pursues a number of different social and sexual partners simultaneously
	someone who takes part in an activity