pusher vs felon

pusher and felon both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
pusher	Yes	No	No	No
felon	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, felon is a hypernym of pusher; that is, felon is a word with a broader meaning than pusher:

pusher: an unlicensed dealer in illegal drugs
felon: someone who has committed a crime or has been legally convicted of a crime

Other hypernyms of pusher include criminal, crook, malefactor, outlaw, dealer.

pusher (noun)	felon (noun)
a small vehicle with four wheels in which a baby or child is pushed around	someone who has committed a crime or has been legally convicted of a crime
a sandal attached to the foot by a thong over the toes	a purulent infection at the end of a finger or toe in the area surrounding the nail
someone who pushes
an unlicensed dealer in illegal drugs
one who intrudes or pushes himself forward