idiot savant
noun
idiot sa·vant
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or same as idiot and savant for respective singular and plural forms\
or same as idiot and savant for respective singular and plural forms\
plural idiots savants\ ˈē-ˌdyō-sä-ˈväⁿ(z)
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or idiot savants\ ˈē-ˌdyō-sä-ˈväⁿ(z)
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or idiot savants\ ˈē-ˌdyō-sä-ˈväⁿ(z)
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Definition of idiot savant
1
: savant
2
: a person who is highly knowledgeable about one subject but knows little about anything else
Examples of idiot savant in a Sentence
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But, that overlooks that Trump may well be an idiot savant, as suggested by his record of getting some things right, even when offending everyone. — Letters To The Editor, The Mercury News, "Letter: Denmark may face Greenland bidding war," 29 Aug. 2019 On the one hand, this understanding of AI as an idiot savant is perfectly sensible. — James Vincent, The Verge, "Burger King’s ‘AI-written’ ads show we’re still very confused about artificial intelligence," 3 Oct. 2018 Similarly, Yang's character Jian Yang is portrayed as an idiot savant, a mostly silent character there for Erlich (T.J. Miller, who was fired from the show) to mock. — Rebecca Farley, refinery29.com, "Actually, HBO's Silicon Valley Doesn't Have To Be So White," 7 Mar. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'idiot savant.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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