abstinent vs worker

abstinent and worker both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
abstinent	Yes	Yes	No	No
worker	Yes	No	No	No

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

Other hypernyms of abstinent include actor, doer.

abstinent (noun)	worker (noun)
a person who refrains from drinking intoxicating beverages	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

abstinent (adjective)	worker (adjective)
self-restraining; not indulging an appetite especially for food or drink