sniffler vs actor

sniffler and actor both are nouns.

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

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

Other hypernyms of sniffler include doer, worker.

sniffler (noun)	actor (noun)
a person who breathes audibly through a congested nose	a theatrical performer
	a person who acts and gets things done