savant Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun someone who has been admitted to membership in a scholarly field
    initiate; pundit; learned person.

WordNet

Sa`vant" noun
Etymology
F., fr. savoir to know, L. sapere. See Sage, a.
Wordforms
plural Savants
Definitions
  1. A man of learning; one versed in literature or science; a person eminent for acquirements.

Webster 1913