savant
noun
[ ˈsav(ə)nt ]
• a learned person, especially a distinguished scientist.
Similar:
intellectual,
scholar,
sage,
philosopher,
thinker,
learned person,
wise person,
Solomon,
guru,
master,
authority,
mahatma,
maharishi,
pandit,
Origin:
early 18th century: French, literally ‘knowing (person)’, present participle (used as a noun) of savoir .
