rabble-rouser vs politician

rabble-rouser and politician both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
rabble-rouser	Yes	No	No	No
politician	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, politician is a hypernym of rabble-rouser; that is, politician is a word with a broader meaning than rabble-rouser:

rabble-rouser: a political leader who seeks support by appealing to popular passions and prejudices
politician: a person active in party politics

Other hypernyms of rabble-rouser include pol, political leader, politico.

rabble-rouser (noun)	politician (noun)
a political leader who seeks support by appealing to popular passions and prejudices	a person active in party politics
	a leader engaged in civil administration
	a schemer who tries to gain advantage in an organization in sly or underhanded ways