Hypertext Webster Gateway: "savant"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Savant \Sa`vant"\, n.; pl. {Savants} (F. ?; E. ?). [F., fr.
savoir to know, L. sapere. See {Sage}, a.]
A man of learning; one versed in literature or science; a
person eminent for acquirements.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
savant
n : someone who has been admitted to membership in a scholarly
field [syn: {initiate}, {learned person}, {pundit}]
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