sa·vant

[sa-vahnt, sav-uhnt; French sa-vahn]
noun, plural sa·vants [sa-vahnts, sav-uhnts; French sa-vahn] .
a person of profound or extensive learning; learned scholar.
Origin:
1710–20; < French: man of learning, scholar, old present participle of savoir to know ≪ Latin sapere to be wise; see sapient

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savant (ˈsævənt, French savɑ̃) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
—n
a man of great learning; sage
 
[C18: from French, from savoir to know, from Latin sapere to be wise; see sapient]
 
'savante
 
—fem n

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savant
1719, from Fr. savant "a learned man," noun use of adj. savant "learned, knowing," former prp. of savoir "to know," from O.Fr., from V.L. *sapere, from L. sapere "be wise" (see sapient).
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