rigger vs sailing ship

rigger and sailing ship both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
rigger	Yes	No	No	No
sailing ship	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, sailing ship is a hypernym of rigger; that is, sailing ship is a word with a broader meaning than rigger:

rigger: a sailing vessel with a specified rig
sailing ship: a vessel that is powered by the wind; often having several masts

Other hypernyms of rigger include sailing vessel.

rigger (noun)	sailing ship (noun)
a long slender pointed sable brush used by artists	a vessel that is powered by the wind; often having several masts
a sailing vessel with a specified rig
someone who rigs ships
someone who works on an oil rig