sphinx vs worker

sphinx and worker both are nouns.

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

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

Other hypernyms of sphinx include actor, doer.

sphinx (noun)	worker (noun)
one of a number of large stone statues with the body of a lion and the head of a man that were built by the ancient Egyptians	sterile member of a colony of social insects that forages for food and cares for the larvae
an inscrutable person who keeps his thoughts and intentions secret	a person who works at a specific occupation
	a member of the working class (not necessarily employed)
	a person who acts and gets things done