controversialist vs worker

controversialist and worker both are nouns.

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

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

controversialist: a person who disputes; who is good at or enjoys controversy
worker: a person who acts and gets things done

Other hypernyms of controversialist include actor, doer.

controversialist (noun)	worker (noun)
a person who disputes; who is good at or enjoys controversy	sterile member of a colony of social insects that forages for food and cares for the larvae
	a person who works at a specific occupation
	a member of the working class (not necessarily employed)
	a person who acts and gets things done