platelayer vs laborer

platelayer and laborer both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
platelayer	Yes	No	No	No
laborer	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, laborer is a hypernym of platelayer; that is, laborer is a word with a broader meaning than platelayer:

platelayer: a workman who lays and repairs railroad tracks
laborer: someone who works with their hands; someone engaged in manual labor

Other hypernyms of platelayer include jack, labourer, manual laborer.

platelayer (noun)	laborer (noun)
a workman who lays and repairs railroad tracks	someone who works with their hands; someone engaged in manual labor