dockworker vs laborer

dockworker and laborer both are nouns.

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

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

dockworker: 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 dockworker include jack, labourer, manual laborer.

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