nominalist vs philosopher

nominalist and philosopher both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
nominalist	Yes	No	No	No
philosopher	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, philosopher is a hypernym of nominalist; that is, philosopher is a word with a broader meaning than nominalist:

nominalist (noun)	philosopher (noun)
a philosopher who has adopted the doctrine of nominalism	a specialist in philosophy
	a wise person who is calm and rational; someone who lives a life of reason with equanimity