epigone vs emulator

epigone and emulator both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
epigone	Yes	No	No	No
emulator	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, emulator is a hypernym of epigone; that is, emulator is a word with a broader meaning than epigone:

epigone: an inferior imitator of some distinguished writer, artist, or musician
emulator: someone who copies the words or behavior of another

Other hypernyms of epigone include ape, aper, copycat, imitator.

epigone (noun)	emulator (noun)
an inferior imitator of some distinguished writer, artist, or musician	someone who copies the words or behavior of another