savant Synonyms

expert genius learned person mastermind connoisseur erudite virtuoso man of letters polymath intellectual master initiate maven philosopher authority scholar adept pundit specialist sage solomon sinologue sinologist wizard statesman solon sophist thinker theorist sophister technologist consultant thinkers scholars wise person walking encyclopedia wunderkind highbrow egghead wise man crack shot fundi mahatma intelligentsia brainiac renaissance man booklover book lover illuminato self-taught