medieval Schoolman vs scholar

medieval Schoolman and scholar both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
medieval Schoolman	Yes	No	No	No
scholar	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, scholar is a hypernym of medieval Schoolman; that is, scholar is a word with a broader meaning than medieval Schoolman:

medieval Schoolman: a scholar in one of the universities of the Middle Ages; versed in scholasticism
scholar: a learned person; someone who by long study has gained mastery in one or more disciplines

Other hypernyms of medieval Schoolman include bookman, scholarly person.

medieval Schoolman (noun)	scholar (noun)
a scholar in one of the universities of the Middle Ages; versed in scholasticism	a learned person; someone who by long study has gained mastery in one or more disciplines
	someone (especially a child) who learns (as from a teacher) or takes up knowledge or beliefs
	a student who holds a scholarship