Confederate vs supporter

Confederate and supporter both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
Confederate	Yes	Yes	No	No
supporter	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, supporter is a hypernym of Confederate; that is, supporter is a word with a broader meaning than Confederate:

Other hypernyms of Confederate include Southerner, admirer, booster, champion, friend, protagonist.

Confederate (noun)	supporter (noun)
a supporter of the Confederate States of America	a band (usually elastic) worn around the leg to hold up a stocking (or around the arm to hold up a sleeve)
	a support for the genitals worn by men engaging in strenuous exercise
	a person who backs a politician or a team etc.
	a person who contributes to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose
	someone who supports or champions something

Confederate (adjective)	supporter (adjective)
of or having to do with the southern Confederacy during the American Civil War