noun
person of culture; educated person; highbrow
Refers to someone with broad cultural knowledge, refinement, and education, often implying intellectual sophistication.
彼は音楽にも美術にも詳しい、真の教養人だ。
He is a true person of culture, knowledgeable in both music and art.
教養人として、彼はいつも本を読んでいる。
As an educated person, he is always reading books.
文化人 refers to a person active in cultural fields (arts, literature, etc.), whereas 教養人 focuses on the possession of cultural knowledge and sophistication.
Compound of 教養 (culture, education) and 人 (person). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the term follows a common pattern for describing a type of person.