individualist vs individual

individualist and individual both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
individualist	Yes	Yes	No	No
individual	Yes	Yes	No	No

individualist (noun)	individual (noun)
a person who pursues independent thought or action	a human being; person, singular, assertive existential pronoun; pronoun, person, singular; quantifier: assertive existential
	a single organism

individualist (adjective)	individual (adjective)
marked by or expressing individuality	being or characteristic of a single thing or person
	separate and distinct from others of the same kind
	concerning one person exclusively
	characteristic of or meant for a single person or thing