intellectual vs theorist

theorist vs intellectual

intellectual and theorist both are nouns.

intellectual is an adjective but theorist is not an adjective.

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

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

intellectual: a person who uses the mind creatively
theorist: someone who theorizes (especially in science or art)

Other hyponyms of intellectual include anomalist, exponent, alchemist, aphorist, 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, theorizer, creative thinker, mind, thinker, thinker, illusionist, seer, visionary, wonderer.

intellectual (noun)	theorist (noun)
a person who uses the mind creatively	someone who theorizes (especially in science or art)

intellectual (adjective)	theorist (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 theorist

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