playactor vs actor

playactor and actor both are nouns.

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

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

Other hypernyms of playactor include histrion, player, role player, thespian.

playactor (noun)	actor (noun)
an actor who travels around the country presenting plays	a theatrical performer
	a person who acts and gets things done