synthesist vs intellectual

synthesist and intellectual both are nouns.

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

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

Other hypernyms of synthesist include intellect.

synthesist (noun)	intellectual (noun)
an intellectual who synthesizes or uses synthetic methods	a person who uses the mind creatively

synthesist (adjective)	intellectual (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