probationer vs crook

probationer and crook both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
probationer	Yes	No	No	No
crook	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, crook is a hypernym of probationer; that is, crook is a word with a broader meaning than probationer:

probationer: someone released on probation or on parole
crook: someone who has committed a crime or has been legally convicted of a crime

Other hypernyms of probationer include criminal, felon, malefactor, outlaw.

probationer (noun)	crook (noun)
someone released on probation or on parole	a long staff with one end being hook shaped
a nurse in training who is undergoing a trial period	someone who has committed a crime or has been legally convicted of a crime
	a circular segment of a curve

probationer (verb)	crook (verb)
	bend or cause to bend