sot vs drinker

sot and drinker both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
sot	Yes	No	No	No
drinker	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, drinker is a hypernym of sot; that is, drinker is a word with a broader meaning than sot:

Other hypernyms of sot include imbiber, juicer, toper.

sot (noun)	drinker (noun)
a chronic drinker	a person who drinks alcoholic beverages (especially to excess)
	a person who drinks liquids