classical scholar vs classicist

classical scholar and classicist both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
classical scholar	Yes	No	No	No
classicist	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, classical scholar and classicist are synonyms defined as:

classical scholar (noun)	classicist (noun)
a student of ancient Greek and Latin	an artistic person who adheres to classicism
	a student of ancient Greek and Latin