African-American vs worker

worker vs African-American

African-American and worker both are nouns.

African-American is an adjective but worker is not an adjective.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
African-American	Yes	Yes	No	No
worker	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, worker is a hypernym of African-American; that is, worker is a word with a broader meaning than African-American:

African-American: a person with African ancestry, "Negro" and "Negroid" are archaic and pejorative today
worker: a person who acts and gets things done

Other hypernyms of African-American include actor, doer.

African-American (noun)	worker (noun)
a person with African ancestry, "Negro" and "Negroid" are archaic and pejorative today	sterile member of a colony of social insects that forages for food and cares for the larvae
	a person who works at a specific occupation
	a member of the working class (not necessarily employed)
	a person who acts and gets things done

African-American (adjective)	worker (adjective)
pertaining to or characteristic of Americans of African ancestry

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