gatherer vs worker

gatherer and worker both are nouns.

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

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

gatherer: a person who is employed to collect payments (as for rent or taxes)
worker: a person who works at a specific occupation

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

Other hypernyms of gatherer include actor, doer.

gatherer (noun)	worker (noun)
a person who is employed to collect payments (as for rent or taxes)	sterile member of a colony of social insects that forages for food and cares for the larvae
a person who gathers	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