different between specialist vs savant

English

Etymology

Borrowed from French spécialiste.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?sp???l?st/

Adjective

specialist (comparative more specialist, superlative most specialist)

1. (Britain) Specialised.

Noun

specialist (plural specialists)

1. Someone who is an expert in, or devoted to, some specific branch of study or research.

   Synonyms: aficionado, enthusiast, connoisseur

2. (medicine) A physician whose practice is limited to a particular branch of medicine or surgery.

   Hypernyms: see Thesaurus:physician

3. (US, military) Any of several non-commissioned ranks corresponding to that of corporal.
4. An organism that is specialized for a particular environment.

Antonyms

• generalist

Derived terms

• specialistic

Related terms

• specialize
• subspecialty
• subspecialist

Translations

Further reading

• specialist on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

• plasticise

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from French spécialiste.

Pronunciation

• (Netherlands) IPA^(key): /?spe?.?a??l?st/
• Hyphenation: spe?ci?a?list
• Rhymes: -?st

Noun

specialist m (plural specialisten, diminutive specialistje n, feminine specialiste)

1. specialist

Derived terms

• specialistisch

Related terms

• specialisme

Descendants

• ? Indonesian: spesialis

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French spécialiste.

Noun

specialist m (plural speciali?ti, feminine equivalent specialist?)

1. specialist

Declension

Synonyms

• expert

Swedish

Etymology

special +? -ist

Noun

specialist c

1. a specialist

Declension

Related terms

• specialistkunskap
• specialistsjuksköterska

See also

• expert

English

Etymology

Borrowed from French savant, from Latin sapi?. Doublet of sapient.

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /s??v?nt/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?sæv.?nt/

Noun

savant (plural savants)

1. A person of learning, especially one who is versed in literature or science.
2. A person who is considered eminent because of their achievements.
3. A person with significant mental disabilities who is very gifted in one area of activity, such as playing the piano or mental arithmetic.

   Synonym: idiot savant

Derived terms

Translations

Synonyms

• erudite
• expert
• genius

Related terms

References

• Douglas Harper (2001–2021) , “savant”, in Online Etymology Dictionary

Anagrams

• avants, sat nav, sat-nav, satnav

French

Etymology

Old present participle of the verb savoir (modern: sachant).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sa.v??/

Adjective

savant (feminine singular savante, masculine plural savants, feminine plural savantes)

1. scholarly, scientific
2. perfect

   savant mélange

   perfect blend

Synonyms

• érudit, though the two are often juxtaposed (savants being portrayed as wise, the erudite as book-smart)

Derived terms

• emprunt savant
• nom savant

Related terms

• savamment
• savoir

Noun

savant m (plural savants, feminine savante)

1. scholar, scientist

Derived terms

Verb

savant

1. (obsolete) present participle of savoir

Further reading

• “savant” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Anagrams

• avants, vantas

Romanian

Etymology

From French savant.

Noun

savant m (plural savan?i)

1. scholar, scientist

Declension