literate vs actor

literate and actor both are nouns.

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

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

Other hypernyms of literate include doer, worker.

literate (noun)	actor (noun)
a person who can read and write	a theatrical performer
	a person who acts and gets things done

literate (adjective)	actor (adjective)
able to read and write
versed in literature; dealing with literature
knowledgeable and educated in one or several fields