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Definition of Savant
1. Noun. Someone who has been admitted to membership in a scholarly field.
Specialized synonyms: Polymath
Generic synonyms: Bookman, Scholar, Scholarly Person, Student
Derivative terms: Initiate
Definition of Savant
1. n. A man of learning; one versed in literature or science; a person eminent for acquirements.
Definition of Savant
1. Noun. A person of learning; one who is versed in literature or science. ¹
2. Noun. A person eminent for acquirements. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Savant
1. a man of profound learning [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Savant
Literary usage of Savant
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Catholic Encyclopedia: An International Work of Reference on the by Charles George Herbermann, Edward Aloysius Pace, Condé Bénoist Pallen, Thomas Joseph Shahan, John Joseph Wynne (1913)
"Daniel Huet, the famous savant (1630-1721) and Bishop of Avranches, was a native
of Caen. At the close of the year 1905 the Diocese of Bayeux included a ..."
2. Universal Pronouncing Dictionary of Biography and Mythology by Joseph Thomas (1901)
"Lub'bcck, (Sir JOHN,) an English banker and savant, a son of Sir John William,
noticed below, was born in London in 1834. ..."
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