savant

The definition of a savant is a scholar or learned person.

(noun)

Someone who is considered a scientific genius is an example of a savant.

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See savant in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun pl. savants

  1. a learned person; eminent scholar
  2. idiot savant

Origin: Fr, orig. prp. of savoir < L sapere: see sap

See savant in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun
  1. A learned person; a scholar.
  2. An idiot savant.

Origin:

Origin: French, learned, savant

Origin: , from Old French

Origin: , present participle of savoir, to know

Origin: , from Vulgar Latin sapēre

Origin: , from Latin sapere, to be wise; see sep- in Indo-European roots

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