potboy vs employee

potboy and employee both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
potboy	Yes	No	No	No
employee	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, employee is a hypernym of potboy; that is, employee is a word with a broader meaning than potboy:

potboy: a worker in an inn or public house who serves customers and does various chores
employee: a worker who is hired to perform a job

potboy (noun)	employee (noun)
a worker in an inn or public house who serves customers and does various chores	a worker who is hired to perform a job