intellectual vs aphorist

aphorist vs intellectual

intellectual and aphorist both are nouns.

intellectual is an adjective but aphorist is not an adjective.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
intellectual	Yes	Yes	No	No
aphorist	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, aphorist is a hyponym of intellectual; that is, aphorist is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than intellectual:

intellectual: a person who uses the mind creatively
aphorist: someone who formulates aphorisms or who repeats aphorisms

Other hyponyms of intellectual include anomalist, exponent, alchemist, bel esprit, clever clogs, clever Dick, decipherer, decoder, egghead, expositor, expounder, brain, brainiac, Einstein, genius, mastermind, highbrow, mentor, wise man, bookman, scholar, scholarly person, doubter, sceptic, skeptic, specifier, subjectivist, synthesiser, synthesist, synthesizer, idealogue, theoretician, theoriser, theorist, theorizer, creative thinker, mind, thinker, thinker, illusionist, seer, visionary, wonderer.

intellectual (noun)	aphorist (noun)
a person who uses the mind creatively	someone who formulates aphorisms or who repeats aphorisms

intellectual (adjective)	aphorist (adjective)
appealing to or using the intellect
involving intelligence rather than emotions or instinct
of or associated with or requiring the use of the mind

Difference between intellectual and aphorist

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