decoder vs intellect

decoder and intellect both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
decoder	Yes	No	No	No
intellect	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, intellect is a hypernym of decoder; that is, intellect is a word with a broader meaning than decoder:

decoder: the kind of intellectual who converts messages from a code to plain text
intellect: a person who uses the mind creatively

Other hypernyms of decoder include intellectual.

decoder (noun)	intellect (noun)
a machine that converts a coded text into ordinary language	the capacity for rational thought or inference or discrimination
the kind of intellectual who converts messages from a code to plain text	knowledge and intellectual ability
	a person who uses the mind creatively