bacchant vs lover

bacchant and lover both are nouns.

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

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

Other hypernyms of bacchant include buff, devotee, fan.

bacchant (noun)	lover (noun)
(classical mythology) a priest or votary of Bacchus	a person who loves someone or is loved by someone
a drunken reveller; a devotee of Bacchus	an ardent follower and admirer
someone who engages in drinking bouts	a significant other to whom you are not related by marriage