SAVANT Meaning of SAVANT in English [ 'sav(ə)nt ](or ~e 'sav(ə)nt ) ■ noun a learned person.OriginC18: Fr., lit. 'knowing (person)', pres. participle (used asnoun) of savoir . Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004