golf player vs putter

golf player and putter both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
golf player	Yes	No	No	No
putter	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, putter is a hyponym of golf player; that is, putter is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than golf player:

Other hyponyms of golf player include driver, golf pro, professional golfer, hacker, hooker, medal winner, medalist, medallist, slicer.

golf player (noun)	putter (noun)
someone who plays the game of golf	the iron normally used on the putting green
	a golfer who is putting

golf player (verb)	putter (verb)
	move around aimlessly
	do random, unplanned work or activities or spend time idly
	work lightly