translator vs symbolist

translator and symbolist both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
translator	Yes	No	No	No
symbolist	Yes	No	No	No

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

translator: someone who mediates between speakers of different languages
symbolist: someone skilled in the interpretation or representation of symbols

Other hyponyms of translator include dragoman, symboliser, symbolizer.

translator (noun)	symbolist (noun)
a program that translates one programming language into another	a member of an artistic movement that expressed ideas indirectly via symbols
someone who mediates between speakers of different languages	someone skilled in the interpretation or representation of symbols
a person who translates written messages from one language to another