turncock vs employee

turncock and employee both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
turncock	Yes	No	No	No
employee	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, employee is a hypernym of turncock; that is, employee is a word with a broader meaning than turncock:

turncock: one employed to control water supply by turning water mains on and off
employee: a worker who is hired to perform a job

turncock (noun)	employee (noun)
faucet consisting of a rotating device for regulating flow of a liquid	a worker who is hired to perform a job
one employed to control water supply by turning water mains on and off