manipulator vs actor

manipulator and actor both are nouns.

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

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

Other hypernyms of manipulator include doer, worker.

manipulator (noun)	actor (noun)
an agent that operates some apparatus or machine	a theatrical performer
a person who handles things manually	a person who acts and gets things done