leister vs spear

leister and spear both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
leister	Yes	No	No	No
spear	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, spear is a hypernym of leister; that is, spear is a word with a broader meaning than leister:

leister: a spear with three or more prongs; used for spearing fish (especially salmon)
spear: an implement with a shaft and barbed point used for catching fish

Other hypernyms of leister include fishgig, fizgig, gig, lance.

leister (noun)	spear (noun)
a spear with three or more prongs; used for spearing fish (especially salmon)	a long pointed rod used as a tool or weapon
	an implement with a shaft and barbed point used for catching fish

leister (verb)	spear (verb)
	pierce with a spear
	thrust up like a spear