Noun
intellect -
a person who uses the mind creatively
intellectual
mortal ,
somebody ,
someone ,
individual ,
person ,
soul a single organism
anomalist someone who has a special interest in exceptional cases
exponent a mathematical notation indicating the number of times a quantity is multiplied by itself
alchemist one who was versed in the practice of alchemy and who sought an elixir of life and a panacea and an alkahest and the philosopher's stone
aphorist someone who formulates aphorisms or who repeats aphorisms
bel esprit a witty or clever person with a fine mind
clever clogs ,
clever dick an intellectual who is ostentatiously and irritatingly knowledgeable
decipherer ,
decoder a reader capable of reading and interpreting illegible or obscure text
egghead an intellectual; a very studious and academic person; "in spite of her love of reading she denied being an egghead"
expositor ,
expounder a person who explains
brainiac ,
einstein ,
mastermind ,
brain ,
genius physicist born in Germany who formulated the special theory of relativity and the general theory of relativity; Einstein also proposed that light consists of discrete quantized bundles of energy (later called photons) (1879-1955)
highbrow a person of intellectual or erudite tastes
mentor ,
wise man a wise and trusted guide and advisor
bookman ,
scholarly person ,
student ,
scholar a learner who is enrolled in an educational institution
sceptic ,
skeptic ,
doubter someone who habitually doubts accepted beliefs
specifier someone who draws up specifications giving details (as for obtaining a patent)
subjectivist a person who subscribes to subjectivism
synthesist ,
synthesiser ,
synthesizer an intellectual who synthesizes or uses synthetic methods
idealogue ,
theoretician ,
theoriser ,
theorist ,
theorizer someone who theorizes (especially in science or art)
creative thinker ,
thinker ,
mind an important intellectual; "the great minds of the 17th century"
thinker an important intellectual; "the great minds of the 17th century"
illusionist ,
visionary ,
seer a person with unusual powers of foresight
intellect -
knowledge and intellectual ability; "he reads to improve his mind" ; "he has a keen intellect"
mind
intelligence the operation of gathering information about an enemy
intellect -
the capacity for rational thought or inference or discrimination; "we are told that man is endowed with reason and capable of distinguishing good from evil"
reason ,
understanding
mental faculty ,
faculty ,
module one of the inherent cognitive or perceptual powers of the mind
