animator vs worker

animator and worker both are nouns.

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

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

animator: someone who imparts energy and vitality and spirit to other people
worker: a person who acts and gets things done

Other hypernyms of animator include actor, doer.

animator (noun)	worker (noun)
the technician who produces animated cartoons	sterile member of a colony of social insects that forages for food and cares for the larvae
someone who imparts energy and vitality and spirit to other people	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