swayer vs actor

swayer and actor both are nouns.

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

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

Other hypernyms of swayer include doer, worker.

swayer (noun)	actor (noun)
a person who rules or commands	a theatrical performer
	a person who acts and gets things done