intellectual vs thinker

thinker vs intellectual

intellectual and thinker both are nouns.

intellectual is an adjective but thinker is not an adjective.

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

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

intellectual: a person who uses the mind creatively
thinker: an important intellectual

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, theorist, theorizer, creative thinker, mind, illusionist, seer, visionary, wonderer.

intellectual (noun)	thinker (noun)
a person who uses the mind creatively	an important intellectual
	someone who exercises the mind (usually in an effort to reach a decision)

intellectual (adjective)	thinker (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 thinker

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