liquor vs intoxicant

liquor and intoxicant both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
liquor	Yes	No	No	No
intoxicant	Yes	Yes	No	No

As nouns, intoxicant is a hypernym of liquor; that is, intoxicant is a word with a broader meaning than liquor:

Other hypernyms of liquor include alcohol, alcoholic beverage, alcoholic drink, inebriant.

liquor (noun)	intoxicant (noun)
an alcoholic beverage that is distilled rather than fermented	a drug that can produce a state of intoxication
the liquid in which vegetables or meat have been cooked	a liquor or brew containing alcohol as the active agent
a liquid substance that is a solution (or emulsion or suspension) used or obtained in an industrial process

liquor (adjective)	intoxicant (adjective)
	causing intoxication