equal vs contemporary

equal and contemporary both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
equal	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
contemporary	Yes	Yes	No	No

As nouns, contemporary is a hyponym of equal; that is, contemporary is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than equal:

equal (noun)	contemporary (noun)
a person who is of equal standing with another in a group	a person of nearly the same age as another

equal (adjective)	contemporary (adjective)
having the same quantity, value, or measure as another	belonging to the present time
having the requisite qualities or resources to meet a task	characteristic of the present
	occurring in the same period of time

equal (verb)	contemporary (verb)
make equal, uniform, corresponding, or matching
be identical or equivalent to
be equal to in quality or ability