shaker vs actor

shaker and actor both are nouns.

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

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

Other hypernyms of shaker include doer, worker.

shaker (noun)	actor (noun)
a container in which something can be shaken	a theatrical performer
a person who wields power and influence	a person who acts and gets things done