tearaway vs hothead

tearaway and hothead both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
tearaway	Yes	Yes	No	No
hothead	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, hothead is a hypernym of tearaway; that is, hothead is a word with a broader meaning than tearaway:

Other hypernyms of tearaway include daredevil, harum-scarum, lunatic, madcap, swashbuckler.

tearaway (noun)	hothead (noun)
a reckless and impetuous person	a reckless impetuous irresponsible person
	a belligerent grouch

tearaway (adjective)	hothead (adjective)
characterized by undue haste and lack of thought or deliberation