receiver vs acquirer

receiver and acquirer both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
receiver	Yes	No	No	No
acquirer	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, acquirer is a hypernym of receiver; that is, acquirer is a word with a broader meaning than receiver:

receiver (noun)	acquirer (noun)
set that receives radio or tv signals	a corporation gaining financial control over another corporation or financial institution through a payment in cash or an exchange of stock
earphone that converts electrical signals into sounds	the financial institution that dispenses cash in automated teller machines and collects a fee from the bank that issued the credit card
a person who receives something	a credit card processing bank; merchants receive credit for credit card receipts less a processing fee
(law) a person (usually appointed by a court of law) who liquidates assets or preserves them for the benefit of affected parties	a person who acquires something (usually permanently)
a football player who catches (or is supposed to catch) a forward pass
the tennis player who receives the serve