puppet ruler vs swayer

puppet ruler and swayer both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
puppet ruler	Yes	No	No	No
swayer	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, swayer is a hypernym of puppet ruler; that is, swayer is a word with a broader meaning than puppet ruler:

puppet ruler: a leader or ruler who is chosen by a despot to head a government
swayer: a person who rules or commands

Other hypernyms of puppet ruler include leader, ruler.

puppet ruler (noun)	swayer (noun)
a leader or ruler who is chosen by a despot to head a government	a person who rules or commands