dockhand vs laborer

dockhand and laborer both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
dockhand	Yes	No	No	No
laborer	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, laborer is a hypernym of dockhand; that is, laborer is a word with a broader meaning than dockhand:

dockhand: a laborer who loads and unloads vessels in a port
laborer: someone who works with their hands; someone engaged in manual labor

Other hypernyms of dockhand include jack, labourer, manual laborer.

dockhand (noun)	laborer (noun)
a laborer who loads and unloads vessels in a port	someone who works with their hands; someone engaged in manual labor