woolgatherer vs bum

woolgatherer and bum both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
woolgatherer	Yes	No	No	No
bum	Yes	Yes	Yes	No

As nouns, bum is a hypernym of woolgatherer; that is, bum is a word with a broader meaning than woolgatherer:

Other hypernyms of woolgatherer include do-nothing, idler, layabout, loafer.

woolgatherer (noun)	bum (noun)
someone who indulges in idle or absentminded daydreaming	the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on
	a vagrant
	a person who is deemed to be despicable or contemptible
	person who does no work

woolgatherer (adjective)	bum (adjective)
	of very poor quality; flimsy

woolgatherer (verb)	bum (verb)
	ask for and get free; be a parasite
	be lazy or idle