thespian vs screen actor

screen actor vs thespian

thespian and screen actor both are nouns.

thespian is an adjective but screen actor is not an adjective.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
thespian	Yes	Yes	No	No
screen actor	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, screen actor is a hyponym of thespian; that is, screen actor is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than thespian:

thespian: a theatrical performer
screen actor: an actor who plays a role in a film

Other hyponyms of thespian include actress, barnstormer, play-actor, playactor, trouper, character actor, comedian, ham, ham actor, heavy, ingenue, leading man, mime, mimer, mummer, pantomimer, pantomimist, plant, reenactor, scene-stealer, movie actor, lead, principal, star, extra, spear carrier, supernumerary, tragedian, standby, understudy, upstager, walk-on.

thespian (noun)	screen actor (noun)
a theatrical performer	an actor who plays a role in a film

thespian (adjective)	screen actor (adjective)
of or relating to drama

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