shearer vs skilled workman

shearer and skilled workman both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
shearer	Yes	No	No	No
skilled workman	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, skilled workman is a hypernym of shearer; that is, skilled workman is a word with a broader meaning than shearer:

Other hypernyms of shearer include skilled worker, trained worker.

shearer (noun)	skilled workman (noun)
a skilled worker who shears the wool off of sheep or other animals	a worker who has acquired special skills
a workman who uses shears to cut leather or metal or textiles