recorder vs tin whistle

recorder and tin whistle both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
recorder	Yes	No	No	No
tin whistle	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, tin whistle is a hyponym of recorder; that is, tin whistle is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than recorder:

recorder: a tubular wind instrument with 8 finger holes and a fipple mouthpiece
tin whistle: an inexpensive fipple flute

Other hyponyms of recorder include flageolet, shepherd's pipe, treble recorder, pennywhistle, whistle.

recorder (noun)	tin whistle (noun)
a tubular wind instrument with 8 finger holes and a fipple mouthpiece	an inexpensive fipple flute
equipment for making records
someone responsible for keeping records
a barrister or solicitor who serves as part-time judge in towns or boroughs