rightist vs conservative

rightist and conservative both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
rightist	Yes	Yes	No	No
conservative	Yes	Yes	No	No

As nouns, conservative is a hypernym of rightist; that is, conservative is a word with a broader meaning than rightist:

Other hypernyms of rightist include conservativist.

rightist (noun)	conservative (noun)
a member of a right wing political party	a person who is reluctant to accept changes and new ideas

rightist (adjective)	conservative (adjective)
believing in or supporting tenets of the political right	resistant to change, particularly in relation to politics or religion
	unimaginatively conventional
	conforming to the standards and conventions of the middle class
	avoiding excess
	having social or political views favoring conservatism