ape vs worker

ape and worker both are nouns.

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

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

Other hypernyms of ape include actor, doer.

ape (noun)	worker (noun)
any of various primates with short tails or no tail at all	sterile member of a colony of social insects that forages for food and cares for the larvae
person who resembles a nonhuman primate	a person who works at a specific occupation
someone who copies the words or behavior of another	a member of the working class (not necessarily employed)
	a person who acts and gets things done

ape (verb)	worker (verb)
represent in or produce a caricature of
imitate uncritically and in every aspect