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Posted by Tasty Onions on Aug-09-2011 16:56:

Searching for a word

I'm not even sure a precise word for this exists, but I'm looking for a term labeling the kind of person who specializes in a really narrow domain of knowledge, to the point of being ignorant and dismissive about things outside their field.

Can anyone think of a word that fits the bill?

Posted by shaw on Aug-09-2011 16:58:

Athlete.

Posted by Tasty Onions on Aug-09-2011 16:59:

LOL, no.

Posted by Reza on Aug-09-2011 17:00:

N_ggers

Posted by Zyklon_Jay on Aug-09-2011 17:01:

woman.

Posted by itsamemario on Aug-09-2011 17:06:

Re: Searching for a word

quote:
Originally posted by Tasty Onions
I'm not even sure a precise word for this exists, but I'm looking for a term labeling the kind of person who specializes in a really narrow domain of knowledge, to the point of being ignorant and dismissive about things outside their field.

Can anyone think of a word that fits the bill?

World Champion.

Posted by itsamemario on Aug-09-2011 17:07:

Or Aspergers.

Posted by srussell0018 on Aug-09-2011 17:10:

Savant.

Posted by Tasty Onions on Aug-09-2011 17:13:

quote:
Originally posted by srussell0018
Savant.

Already thought of it, and that's probably the closest anyone has said. I was thinking there was a more pejorative term, though.

Posted by srussell0018 on Aug-09-2011 17:14:

Idiot savant.

Posted by shaw on Aug-09-2011 17:15:

quote:
Originally posted by Tasty Onions
Already thought of it, and that's probably the closest anyone has said. I was thinking there was a more pejorative term, though.

There is, but I can't remember it, either.

Posted by Meat187 on Aug-09-2011 17:16:

Re: Searching for a word

Posted by Tasty Onions on Aug-09-2011 17:16:

quote:
Originally posted by srussell0018
Idiot savant.

Nah. I'm thinking of people who aren't necessarily of low ability in other areas, they just dismiss them / don't care about them.

Posted by Tasty Onions on Aug-09-2011 17:20:

Re: Re: Searching for a word

quote:
Originally posted by Meat187
Fachidiot.

Maybe also wonk: http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wonk

Fachidiot seems exactly right, but I'm pretty sure the word I was looking for is English, not German.

Wonk is pretty good, but not quite it.

I think I'm looking for something that has a connotation somewhere between "wonk" and "philistine."