scourge vs worker

scourge and worker both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
scourge	Yes	No	Yes	No
worker	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, worker is a hypernym of scourge; that is, worker is a word with a broader meaning than scourge:

Other hypernyms of scourge include actor, doer.

scourge (noun)	worker (noun)
a whip used to inflict punishment	sterile member of a colony of social insects that forages for food and cares for the larvae
a person who inspires fear or dread	a person who works at a specific occupation
something causing misery or death	a member of the working class (not necessarily employed)
	a person who acts and gets things done

scourge (verb)	worker (verb)
cause extensive destruction or ruin utterly
whip
punish severely; excoriate