crier vs unfortunate person

crier and unfortunate person both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
crier	Yes	No	No	No
unfortunate person	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, unfortunate person is a hypernym of crier; that is, unfortunate person is a word with a broader meaning than crier:

Other hypernyms of crier include unfortunate.

crier (noun)	unfortunate person (noun)
(formerly) an official who made public announcements	a person who suffers misfortune
a person who weeps
a peddler who shouts to advertise the goods he sells