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savants
[sa-vahnt, sav-uhnt; Fr. sa-vahn] 
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savant
[sa-vahnt, sav-uhnt; Fr. sa-vahn]
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| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | scholar |
| Synonyms: | academic, bookworm, brain*, egghead, expert, intellect, intellectual, learned person, learner, master, philosopher, pundit, sage, wise person |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | connoisseur |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | authority |
| Synonyms: | adept, aesthete, aficionado, appreciator, arbiter, bon vivant, buff*, cognoscente, critic, devotee, dilettante, epicure, expert, fan, freak*, gourmet, judge, maven*, nut*, one into, savant, specialist |
| Antonyms: | ignoramus |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | highbrow |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | intellectual, very smart person |
| Synonyms: | Einstein, academic, academician, bluestocking, brain*, egghead, genius, illuminato, intelligentsia, literato, longhair, philosopher, sage, savant, scholar, thinker, whiz* |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | master |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | expert, skilled person, female or male |
| Synonyms: | ace*, adept, artist, artiste, authority, buff*, champion, connoisseur, conqueror, doctor, doyen, doyenne, genius, guru, maestro, maven, old hand, old pro, past master, prima donna, pro, professional, proficient, pundit, real pro, sage, savant, scientist, shark, victor, virtuoso, whiz*, whiz-bang, winner, wizard |
| Antonyms: | amateur |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | philosopher |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | deep thinker |
| Synonyms: | logician, sage, savant, sophist, theorist, wise person |
| Main Entry: | professor |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | person who teaches college courses |
| Synonyms: | assistant, brain*, educator, egghead, faculty member, fellow, instructor, lecturer, pedagogue, principal, prof, pundit, quant, rocket scientist, sage, savant, teacher, tutor |
| Antonyms: | pupil, student |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | pundit |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | person who is authority |
| Synonyms: | auger, bookworm, brain*, buff, cereb, cognoscenti, egghead, expert, intellectual, learned one, philosopher, professor, savant, scholar, solon, teacher, thinker |
| Antonyms: | amateur |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | sage |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | wise person |
| Synonyms: | guide, guru, intellect, intellectual, learned person, mahatma, master, mentor, philosopher, pundit, savant, teacher, thinker, wise man/woman |
| Main Entry: | scholar |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | person who is very involved in education and learning |
| Synonyms: | academic, augur, bookish person, bookworm, brain*, critic, disciple, doctor, egghead, gnome, grind*, intellectual, learned person, learner, litterateur, person of letters, philosopher, professor, pupil, sage, savant, schoolchild, scientist, student, teacher, tool, wise person |
* = informal/non-formal usage
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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