savant

🇺🇸 /səˈvɑːnt/ 🇬🇧 /ˈsævənt/
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noun
R

A person with exceptional knowledge or skill in a particular area.

The savant's expertise in ancient languages was truly remarkable.

R

A person with extraordinary abilities in a specific skill or memory, despite having difficulties in other areas.

Despite his challenges, the savant could play complex musical pieces perfectly after hearing them just once.

translation

n. A person with exceptional knowledge or skill in a particular area.; A person with extraordinary abilities in a specific skill or memory, despite having difficulties in other areas.

Word Forms

Plural savants