repeater vs actor

repeater and actor both are nouns.

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

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

Other hypernyms of repeater include doer, worker.

repeater (noun)	actor (noun)
a firearm that can fire several rounds without reloading	a theatrical performer
(electronics) electronic device that amplifies a signal before transmitting it again	a person who acts and gets things done
a person who repeats
someone who is repeatedly arrested for criminal behavior (especially for the same criminal behavior)