victim vs actor

victim and actor both are nouns.

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

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

Other hypernyms of victim include doer, worker.

victim (noun)	actor (noun)
an unfortunate person who suffers from some adverse circumstance	a theatrical performer
a person who is tricked or swindled	a person who acts and gets things done