playactor vs barnstormer

playactor and barnstormer both are nouns.

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

As nouns, playactor and barnstormer are synonyms defined as:

playactor and barnstormer: an actor who travels around the country presenting plays

Other synonyms of playactor include play-actor, trouper.

playactor (noun)	barnstormer (noun)
an actor who travels around the country presenting plays	a pilot who travels around the country giving exhibits of stunt flying and parachuting
	an actor who travels around the country presenting plays