lathe vs shaper

lathe and shaper both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
lathe	Yes	No	No	No
shaper	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, shaper is a hypernym of lathe; that is, shaper is a word with a broader meaning than lathe:

lathe: machine tool for shaping metal or wood; the workpiece turns about a horizontal axis against a fixed tool
shaper: a machine tool for shaping metal or wood

Other hypernyms of lathe include shaping machine.

lathe (noun)	shaper (noun)
machine tool for shaping metal or wood; the workpiece turns about a horizontal axis against a fixed tool	a machine tool for shaping metal or wood
	a person who makes things