learned person

/ˌlʌrnəd ˌpʌrsn/
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Other forms: learned persons

Definitions of learned person
  1. noun
    someone who has been admitted to membership in a scholarly field
    synonyms: initiate, pundit, savant
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    types:
    polyhistor, polymath
    a person of great and varied learning
    type of:
    bookman, scholar, scholarly person, student
    a learned person (especially in the humanities); someone who by long study has gained mastery in one or more disciplines
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