manufacturer vs shaper

manufacturer and shaper both are nouns.

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

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

Other hypernyms of manufacturer include maker.

manufacturer (noun)	shaper (noun)
a business engaged in manufacturing some product	a machine tool for shaping metal or wood
someone who manufactures something	a person who makes things