HyperDic: idiot_savant

English > 1 sense of the expression idiot savant:
NOUNperson idiot savantperson who is mentally retarded in general but who displays remarkable aptitude in some limited field (usually involving memory)
English > idiot savant: 1 sense > noun 1, person
Meaningperson who is mentally retarded in general but who displays remarkable aptitude in some limited field (usually involving memory).
Broadersimpleton, simpleA person lacking intelligence or common sense
Spanishidiot savant
Catalanidiot savant

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