hang glider vs glider

hang glider and glider both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
hang glider	Yes	No	No	No
glider	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, glider is a hypernym of hang glider; that is, glider is a word with a broader meaning than hang glider:

hang glider: a glider resembling a large kite; the rider hangs from it while descending from a height
glider: aircraft supported only by the dynamic action of air against its surfaces

Other hypernyms of hang glider include sailplane.

hang glider (noun)	glider (noun)
a glider resembling a large kite; the rider hangs from it while descending from a height	aircraft supported only by the dynamic action of air against its surfaces
a rider of a hang glider