hoper vs actor

hoper and actor both are nouns.

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

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

Other hypernyms of hoper include doer, worker.

hoper (noun)	actor (noun)
a person who hopes	a theatrical performer
	a person who acts and gets things done