winker vs actor

winker and actor both are nouns.

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

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

Other hypernyms of winker include doer, worker.

winker (noun)	actor (noun)
blind consisting of a leather eyepatch sewn to the side of the halter that prevents a horse from seeing something on either side	a theatrical performer
a person who winks	a person who acts and gets things done