savant

sa·vant  (s-vänt)

n.

1. A learned person; a scholar.

2. An idiot savant.

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[French, learned, savant, from Old French, present participle of savoir, to know, from Vulgar Latin sapre, from Latin sapere, to be wise; see sep- in Indo-European roots.]

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savant [ˈsævənt (French) savɑ̃]

n

a man of great learning; sage

[from French, from savoir to know, from Latin sapere to be wise; see sapient]

savante  fem n

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savant

a scholar or person of great learning.

See also: Knowledge, Learning

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

savant - someone who has been admitted to membership in a scholarly field learned person, pundit, initiate polymath - a person of great and varied learning bookman, scholar, scholarly person, student - a learned person (especially in the humanities); someone who by long study has gained mastery in one or more disciplines

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savant

noun sage, authority, intellectual, master, philosopher, mastermind, mahatma, U.S. The opinion of the savants on this issue is not united.

Translations

savant [ˈsævənt] N (frm) → sabio/a m/f, erudito/a m/f