dawdler vs do-nothing

dawdler and do-nothing both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
dawdler	Yes	No	No	No
do-nothing	Yes	Yes	No	No

As nouns, do-nothing is a hypernym of dawdler; that is, do-nothing is a word with a broader meaning than dawdler:

dawdler: someone who takes more time than necessary; someone who lags behind
do-nothing: person who does no work

Other hypernyms of dawdler include bum, idler, layabout, loafer.

dawdler (noun)	do-nothing (noun)
someone who takes more time than necessary; someone who lags behind	person who does no work

dawdler (adjective)	do-nothing (adjective)
	characterized by inability or unwillingness to work toward a goal or assume responsibility