Master and Savant

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Master noun - A person with a high level of knowledge or skill in a field.

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Savant is a synonym for master in expert topic. In some cases you can use "Savant" instead a noun "Master", when it comes to topics like philosopher.

Savant noun - A person of deep wisdom or learning.

Usage example: a savant in the field of medical ethics

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Master is a synonym for savant in sage topic. You can use "Master" instead a noun "Savant", if it concerns topics such as philosopher, scholar, guru.

real	real master	real savant
absolute	absolute master	absolute savant
young	young master	young savant
capable	capable master	capable savant
Other adjectives: next, talking, able, eponymous, english.

He's some kind of video game idiot-savant: a master of Ninja Gaiden that can't play Mario correctly.

Source: Lets Play / Billy MC
Kramer, an actor playing a woman in Tootsie, an autistic savant in Rain Man and the voice of a deeply complex red panda kung fu master in the Kung Fu Panda franchise among others.

Source: Creator / Dustin Hoffman
Forrest Gump was adapted from a very funny novel about an Idiot Savant who becomes an astronaut, a chess master, a harmonica player and a millionaire into a guy who's Inspirationally Disadvantaged, and who touches important events and people.

Source: The Film of the Book

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