arrester vs constraint

arrester and constraint both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
arrester	Yes	No	No	No
constraint	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, constraint is a hypernym of arrester; that is, constraint is a word with a broader meaning than arrester:

arrester: a restraint that slows airplanes as they land on the flight deck of an aircraft carrier
constraint: a device that retards something's motion

Other hypernyms of arrester include restraint.

arrester (noun)	constraint (noun)
a restraint that slows airplanes as they land on the flight deck of an aircraft carrier	the act of constraining; the threat or use of force to control the thoughts or behavior of others
	a device that retards something's motion
	the state of being physically constrained