mollycoddler vs actor

mollycoddler and actor both are nouns.

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

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

Other hypernyms of mollycoddler include doer, worker.

mollycoddler (noun)	actor (noun)
someone who pampers or spoils by excessive indulgence	a theatrical performer
	a person who acts and gets things done