principal vs actor

actor vs principal

principal and actor both are nouns.

principal is an adjective but actor is not an adjective.

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

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

principal: an actor who plays a principal role
actor: a theatrical performer

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

principal (noun)	actor (noun)
the educator who has executive authority for a school	a theatrical performer
an actor who plays a principal role	a person who acts and gets things done
the major party to a financial transaction at a stock exchange; buys and sells for his own account
(criminal law) any person involved in a criminal offense, regardless of whether the person profits from such involvement
the original amount of a debt on which interest is calculated
capital as contrasted with the income derived from it

principal (adjective)	actor (adjective)
most important element

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