apple fritter vs fritter

apple fritter and fritter both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
apple fritter	Yes	No	No	No
fritter	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, fritter is a hypernym of apple fritter; that is, fritter is a word with a broader meaning than apple fritter:

apple fritter: fritter containing sliced apple
fritter: small quantity of fried batter containing fruit or meat or vegetables

apple fritter (noun)	fritter (noun)
fritter containing sliced apple	small quantity of fried batter containing fruit or meat or vegetables

apple fritter (verb)	fritter (verb)
	spend frivolously and unwisely