philosopher vs actor

philosopher and actor both are nouns.

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

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

philosopher: a wise person who is calm and rational; someone who lives a life of reason with equanimity
actor: a person who acts and gets things done

Other hypernyms of philosopher include doer, worker.

philosopher (noun)	actor (noun)
a specialist in philosophy	a theatrical performer
a wise person who is calm and rational; someone who lives a life of reason with equanimity	a person who acts and gets things done