What is "hakham"

Hakham (or chakam(i), haham(i), hacham(i); , "wise") is a term in Judaism, meaning a wise or skillful man; it often refers to someone who is a great Torah scholar. The word is generally used to designate a cultured and learned person: "He who says a wise thing is called a hakham, even if he be not a Jew" (Meg.16a). Hence in Talmudic- Midrashic literature wise and learned gentiles are commonly called hakme ummot ha-'olam "wise men of the nations of the world". In Sephardic usage it is a synonym for " rabbi".