handicap vs albatross

handicap and albatross both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
handicap	Yes	No	Yes	No
albatross	Yes	No	No	No

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

handicap: something immaterial that interferes with or delays action or progress
albatross: (figurative) something that hinders or handicaps

Other hyponyms of handicap include millstone, bind, diriment impediment, drag, obstacle, obstruction, straitjacket.

handicap (noun)	albatross (noun)
advantage given to a competitor to equalize chances of winning	large web-footed birds of the Southern Hemisphere having long narrow wings; noted for powerful gliding flight
something immaterial that interferes with or delays action or progress	(figurative) something that hinders or handicaps
the condition of being unable to perform as a consequence of physical or mental unfitness

handicap (verb)	albatross (verb)
injure permanently
put at a disadvantage
attempt to forecast the winner (especially in a horse race) and assign odds for or against a contestant