savant

English Thesaurus

1. someone who has been admitted to membership in a scholarly field (noun.person)

hypernym	:	bookman, scholar, scholarly person, student,
definition	:	a learned person (especially in the humanities); someone who by long study has gained mastery in one or more disciplines (noun.person)

hyponym	:	polymath,
definition	:	a person of great and varied learning (noun.person)

derivation	:	induct, initiate,
definition	:	accept people into an exclusive society or group, usually with some rite (verb.social)

derivation	:	induct, initiate,
definition	:	accept people into an exclusive society or group, usually with some rite (verb.social)