scourge vs actor

scourge and actor both are nouns.

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

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

Other hypernyms of scourge include doer, worker.

scourge (noun)	actor (noun)
a whip used to inflict punishment	a theatrical performer
a person who inspires fear or dread	a person who acts and gets things done
something causing misery or death

scourge (verb)	actor (verb)
cause extensive destruction or ruin utterly
whip
punish severely; excoriate