n.
Function: noun
1
Synonyms: INTELLECT 2, brain, intelligence
2 a person who possesses or has pretensions of strong intellectual interest or superiority FF1C; accused of being an intellectual and a snob FF1E;
Synonyms: Brahmin, double-dome, egghead, highbrow
3
intellectuals plural
Synonyms: INTELLIGENTSIA , clerisy, illuminati, literati