soap vs cleaner

soap and cleaner both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
soap	Yes	No	Yes	No
cleaner	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, cleaner is a hypernym of soap; that is, cleaner is a word with a broader meaning than soap:

Other hypernyms of soap include cleanser, cleansing agent.

soap (noun)	cleaner (noun)
a cleansing agent made from the salts of vegetable or animal fats	a preparation used in cleaning something
street names for gamma hydroxybutyrate	someone whose occupation is cleaning
money offered as a bribe	the operator of dry-cleaning establishment

soap (verb)	cleaner (verb)
rub soap all over, usually with the purpose of cleaning