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| 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? |
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| dj_alfi |
| 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. |
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| Tasty Onions |
| 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. |
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| srussell0018 |
| Idiot savant. :p |
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| shaw |
| 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. |
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| Meat187 |
| 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? |
Fachidiot.
Maybe also wonk: http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wonk |
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