ward-heeler vs politico

ward-heeler and politico both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
ward-heeler	Yes	No	No	No
politico	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, politico is a hypernym of ward-heeler; that is, politico is a word with a broader meaning than ward-heeler:

ward-heeler: a politician who belongs to a small clique that controls a political party for private rather than public ends
politico: a person active in party politics

Other hypernyms of ward-heeler include pol, political leader, politician.

ward-heeler (noun)	politico (noun)
a politician who belongs to a small clique that controls a political party for private rather than public ends	a person active in party politics