degrader vs worker

degrader and worker both are nouns.

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

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

degrader: a person who lowers the quality or character or value (as by adding cheaper metal to coins)
worker: a person who acts and gets things done

Other hypernyms of degrader include actor, doer.

degrader (noun)	worker (noun)
a person who lowers the quality or character or value (as by adding cheaper metal to coins)	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