wherry vs lighter

wherry and lighter both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
wherry	Yes	No	No	No
lighter	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, lighter is a hypernym of wherry; that is, lighter is a word with a broader meaning than wherry:

Other hypernyms of wherry include barge, flatboat, hoy.

wherry (noun)	lighter (noun)
light rowboat for use in racing or for transporting goods and passengers in inland waters and harbors	a device for lighting or igniting fuel or charges or fires
sailing barge used especially in East Anglia	a flatbottom boat for carrying heavy loads (especially on canals)
	a substance used to ignite or kindle a fire

wherry (verb)	lighter (verb)
	transport in a flatbottom boat