deviser vs actor

deviser and actor both are nouns.

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

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

Other hypernyms of deviser include doer, worker.

deviser (noun)	actor (noun)
a person who makes plans	a theatrical performer
	a person who acts and gets things done