Hypernyms for "intellectual"
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Hypernyms
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alchemist
anomalist
aphorist
bel esprit
bookman
brain
brainiac
clever clogs
clever Dick
creative thinker
decipherer
decoder
doubter
egghead
Einstein
exponent
expositor
expounder
genius
highbrow
idealogue
illusionist
mastermind
mentor
mind
sceptic
scholar
scholarly person
seer
skeptic
specifier
student
subjectivist
synthesiser
synthesist
synthesizer
theoretician
theoriser
theorist
theorizer
thinker
visionary
wise man
wonderer
What are hypernyms?
Hypernyms are words with a broader meaning that includes the meaning of the original word. For example, "animal" is a hypernym of "dog" because a dog is a type of animal.
Think of hypernyms as "umbrella terms" or categories that include the original word.