role player vs character actor

character actor vs role player

role player and character actor both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
role player	Yes	No	No	No
character actor	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, character actor is a hyponym of role player; that is, character actor is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than role player:

role player: a theatrical performer
character actor: an actor who specializes in playing supporting roles

Other hyponyms of role player include actress, barnstormer, play-actor, playactor, trouper, comedian, ham, ham actor, heavy, ingenue, leading man, mime, mimer, mummer, pantomimer, pantomimist, plant, reenactor, scene-stealer, movie actor, screen actor, lead, principal, star, extra, spear carrier, supernumerary, tragedian, standby, understudy, upstager, walk-on.

role player (noun)	character actor (noun)
a theatrical performer	an actor who specializes in playing supporting roles
a person who makes deceitful pretenses

Difference between role player and character actor

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