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

a person of profound or extensive learning; learned scholar.

Meaning of savant in English. a person with a high level of knowledge or skill, especially someone who is less able in other ways: There are musical savants who are very awkward physically - until they sit at the piano.

A savant is a person of great learning or natural ability.

Savant is the French word for "learned" and it goes back to the Latin word "to be wise", sapere. In English, a savant can be someone is who is wise and learned in general, or someone who is extremely skilled in a particular area, like your little brother who can rattle off the first three hundred digits of pi.

savant (plural savants) A person of learning, especially one who is versed in literature or science. A person who is considered eminent because of their achievements. A person with significant mental disabilities who is very gifted in one area of activity, such as playing the piano or mental arithmetic. Synonym: idiot savant.

savant Savant (from the French savant "knowing", English since the 18th century) may refer to: Savant syndrome describes a person with a mental deficit who has one or more genius level abilities. An autistic savant describes an autistic person who has savant syndrome.

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