savant
Meanings
Noun
1. scholar, scientist
Examples9
Il est plus qu'un savant.
He is very much a scholar.
M. Jones a été considéré comme un grand savant.
Mr Jones was looked upon as a great scholar.
Il passe pour un savant dans notre communauté.
He passes for a learned man in our community.
Il passait pour un savant dans notre communauté.
He passed for a learned man in our community.
Le savant sait qu'il ignore.
The learned man knows that there are things which he doesn't know.
Le chef du parti est un célèbre savant.
The leader of the party is a famous scientist.