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pundit
pun·dit P0661200 (pŭn′dĭt)n.1. A source of opinion; a critic: a political pundit.2. A learned person.3. Hinduism Variant of pandit. [Hindi paṇḍit, learned man, from Sanskrit paṇḍitaḥ, learned, scholar, perhaps of Dravidian origin.] pun′dit·ry n.pundit (ˈpʌndɪt) n1. an expert2. (Education) (formerly) a learned person3. (Hinduism) Also called: pandit a Brahman learned in Sanskrit and, esp in Hindu religion, philosophy or law[C17: from Hindi pandit, from Sanskrit pandita learned man, from pandita learned]pun•dit (ˈpʌn dɪt) n. 1. a learned person; an expert or authority. 2. a person who makes comments or judgments in an authoritative manner. 3. pandit. [1665–75; < Hindi paṇḍit < Skt paṇḍita learned man, (adj.) learned] pun′dit•ry, n. ThesaurusNoun | 1. | pundit - someone who has been admitted to membership in a scholarly fieldlearned person, savant, initiatepolymath - a person of great and varied learningbookman, scholar, scholarly person, student - a learned person (especially in the humanities); someone who by long study has gained mastery in one or more disciplines |
punditnoun expert, guru, maestro, buff (informal), boffin (Brit. informal), wonk (informal), fundi (S. African), one of the cognoscenti, (self-appointed) expert or authority a well-known political punditpunditnounA usually elderly person noted for wisdom, knowledge, and judgment:sage, savant, scholar.Translations
pundit
pundit1. (formerly) a learned person 2. a Brahman learned in Sanskrit and, esp in Hindu religion, philosophy or law punditAn expert or knowledgeable person. From "pandit" in Hindi. See guru.pundit
Synonyms for punditnoun expertSynonyms- expert
- guru
- maestro
- buff
- boffin
- wonk
- fundi
- one of the cognoscenti
- (self-appointed) expert or authority
Synonyms for punditnoun a usually elderly person noted for wisdom, knowledge, and judgmentSynonymsSynonyms for punditnoun someone who has been admitted to membership in a scholarly fieldSynonyms- learned person
- savant
- initiate
Related Words- polymath
- bookman
- scholar
- scholarly person
- student
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