patsy vs victim

patsy and victim both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
patsy	Yes	No	No	No
victim	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, victim is a hypernym of patsy; that is, victim is a word with a broader meaning than patsy:

Other hypernyms of patsy include dupe.

patsy (noun)	victim (noun)
a person who is gullible and easy to take advantage of	an unfortunate person who suffers from some adverse circumstance
	a person who is tricked or swindled