bacchant vs fan

bacchant and fan both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
bacchant	Yes	No	No	No
fan	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, fan is a hypernym of bacchant; that is, fan is a word with a broader meaning than bacchant:

Other hypernyms of bacchant include buff, devotee, lover.

bacchant (noun)	fan (noun)
(classical mythology) a priest or votary of Bacchus	a device for creating a current of air by movement of a surface or surfaces
a drunken reveller; a devotee of Bacchus	an ardent follower and admirer
someone who engages in drinking bouts	an enthusiastic devotee of sports

bacchant (verb)	fan (verb)
	make (an emotion) fiercer
	blow away or off with a current of air
	strike out (a batter), (of a pitcher)
	agitate the air