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Definition of Renaissance man
1. Noun. A modern scholar who is in a position to acquire more than superficial knowledge about many different interests. "A statistician has to be something of a generalist"
Exact synonyms: Generalist
Generic synonyms: Bookman, Scholar, Scholarly Person, Student
Antonyms: Specialist
Generic synonyms: Bookman, Scholar, Scholarly Person, Student
Antonyms: Specialist
2. Noun. A scholar during the Renaissance who (because knowledge was limited) could know almost everything about many topics.