Word of the Day – Savant

Savant (noun)

sav-ornt

A learned person, especially someone who is particularly knowledgeable in a small area such as science.

What a lovely word. It’s masculine so for a female it’s savante.

Example sentences

“With the precise knowledge involved, the debate between the two savants was hard to follow in places.”

“He was the maths’ professor but a savant in his field.”