lamplighter vs worker

lamplighter and worker both are nouns.

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

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

lamplighter: (when gas was used for streetlights) a person who lights and extinguishes streetlights
worker: a person who works at a specific occupation

lamplighter (noun)	worker (noun)
(when gas was used for streetlights) a person who lights and extinguishes streetlights	sterile member of a colony of social insects that forages for food and cares for the larvae
	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