mollycoddler vs worker

mollycoddler and worker both are nouns.

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

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

Other hypernyms of mollycoddler include actor, doer.

mollycoddler (noun)	worker (noun)
someone who pampers or spoils by excessive indulgence	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