succeeder vs actor

succeeder and actor both are nouns.

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

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

Other hypernyms of succeeder include doer, worker.

succeeder (noun)	actor (noun)
a person with a record of successes	a theatrical performer
	a person who acts and gets things done