acrobat vs athlete

acrobat and athlete both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
acrobat	Yes	No	No	No
athlete	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, athlete is a hypernym of acrobat; that is, athlete is a word with a broader meaning than acrobat:

acrobat: an athlete who performs acts requiring skill and agility and coordination
athlete: a person trained to compete in sports

Other hypernyms of acrobat include jock.

acrobat (noun)	athlete (noun)
an athlete who performs acts requiring skill and agility and coordination	a person trained to compete in sports