classicist vs classical scholar

classicist and classical scholar both are nouns.

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

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

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