smasher vs actor

smasher and actor both are nouns.

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

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

Other hypernyms of smasher include doer, worker.

smasher (noun)	actor (noun)
a conspicuous success	a theatrical performer
a very attractive or seductive looking woman	a person who acts and gets things done
a person who smashes something