mind reader vs illusionist

mind reader and illusionist both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
mind reader	Yes	No	No	No
illusionist	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, illusionist is a hypernym of mind reader; that is, illusionist is a word with a broader meaning than mind reader:

mind reader: a magician who seems to discern the thoughts of another person (usually by clever signals from an accomplice)
illusionist: someone who performs magic tricks to amuse an audience

Other hypernyms of mind reader include conjurer, conjuror, magician, prestidigitator.

mind reader (noun)	illusionist (noun)
someone with the power of communicating thoughts directly	a person with unusual powers of foresight
a magician who seems to discern the thoughts of another person (usually by clever signals from an accomplice)	someone who performs magic tricks to amuse an audience