driver vs linksman

driver and linksman both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
driver	Yes	No	No	No
linksman	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, linksman is a hypernym of driver; that is, linksman is a word with a broader meaning than driver:

Other hypernyms of driver include golf player, golfer.

driver (noun)	linksman (noun)
a golf club (a wood) with a near vertical face that is used for hitting long shots from the tee	someone who plays the game of golf
(computer science) a program that determines how a computer will communicate with a peripheral device
the operator of a motor vehicle
a golfer who hits the golf ball with a driver
someone who drives animals that pull a vehicle