savant

noun

sa-ˈvänt How to pronounce savant (audio)
Definition of savantnext
as in scholar
a person of deep wisdom or learning a savant in the field of medical ethics

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Recent Examples of savant What happens when a pair of young French watchmakers with a penchant for Chinese craftsmanship link up with a veteran Swiss horology savant? — Paige Reddinger, Robb Report, 1 Sep. 2026 In Season 2, Armison played Max Sugar, a legendary gambling savant with an uncanny ability to read people like cards in the half-hour series. — Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 14 Aug. 2026 That gossamer, hypnagogic debut established her as an R&B savant bridging Janet and Little Dragon, LaFace and Brainfeeder. — Stephen Kearse, Pitchfork, 7 Aug. 2026 Riley earned his reputation as a passing savant at Oklahoma for good reason. — Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, 3 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for savant
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  • During that period and beyond, Hawthorne kept a series of notebooks, which scholars see as an important primary source for understanding the ideas and descriptions that informed his early writings and later novels.
    — Robert S. Levine, The Conversation, 26 Oct. 2026
  • For decades, hundreds of thousands of its objects were available only to scholars and curators.
    — Rebecca Mead, New Yorker, 26 Oct. 2026
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