synthesist vs intellect

synthesist and intellect both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
synthesist	Yes	No	No	No
intellect	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, intellect is a hypernym of synthesist; that is, intellect is a word with a broader meaning than synthesist:

Other hypernyms of synthesist include intellectual.

synthesist (noun)	intellect (noun)
an intellectual who synthesizes or uses synthetic methods	the capacity for rational thought or inference or discrimination
	knowledge and intellectual ability
	a person who uses the mind creatively