pursuer vs actor

pursuer and actor both are nouns.

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

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

Other hypernyms of pursuer include doer, worker.

pursuer (noun)	actor (noun)
a person who is pursuing and trying to overtake or capture	a theatrical performer
a person who pursues some plan or goal	a person who acts and gets things done