container vs canister

canister vs container

container and canister both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
container	Yes	No	No	No
canister	Yes	No	No	No

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

container: any object that can be used to hold things (especially a large metal boxlike object of standardized dimensions that can be loaded from one form of transport to another)
canister: metal container for storing dry foods such as tea or flour

Other hyponyms of container include bag, bag, handbag, pocketbook, purse, basket, handbasket, bin, bowl, pipe bowl, box, bread-bin, breadbox, bunker, can, tin, tin can, cannister, tin, capsule, cargo container, case, case, display case, showcase, vitrine, cassette, cup, cylinder, dice box, dice cup, dish, dispenser, drawer, Dumpster, empty, envelope, drinking glass, glass, grab bag, magnetic bottle, mailer, manger, trough, measure, cast, mold, mould, package, parcel, pan, fuel pod, pod, flowerpot, pot, powder flask, powder horn, receptacle, reliquary, saltcellar, bank, coin bank, money box, savings bank, coal scuttle, scuttle, shaker, spoon, storage ring, thimble, time capsule, vessel, circular file, waste-paper basket, waste basket, wastebasket, wastepaper basket, watering can, watering pot, workbag, workbasket, workbox.

container (noun)	canister (noun)
any object that can be used to hold things (especially a large metal boxlike object of standardized dimensions that can be loaded from one form of transport to another)	metal container for storing dry foods such as tea or flour
	a metallic cylinder packed with shot and used as ammunition in a firearm

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