potman vs employee

potman and employee both are nouns.

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

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

potman: 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

potman (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