boatman vs canoeist

boatman and canoeist both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
boatman	Yes	No	No	No
canoeist	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, canoeist is a hyponym of boatman; that is, canoeist is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than boatman:

Other hyponyms of boatman include paddler, ferryman, gondolier, gondoliere, rower, punter.

boatman (noun)	canoeist (noun)
someone who drives or rides in a boat	someone paddling a canoe