pundit
Americannoun
a learned person, expert, or authority.
This pundit's formal instruction in history, philosophy, and political science prepared her for activism in many campaigns.
a person who makes comments or judgments, especially in an authoritative manner; critic or commentator.
Opinions masquerade as news, while ill-informed pundits and vested interests cloud the issues and bend the truth into pretzels.
noun
an expert
(formerly) a learned person
Also called: pandit. a Brahman learned in Sanskrit and, esp in Hindu religion, philosophy or law
Pronunciation
Seetenet ( def. ).
Other Word Forms
- punditic adjective
- punditically adverb
Etymology
Origin of pundit
First recorded in 1665–75; from Hindipaṇḍit, from Sanskritpaṇḍita “learned man” (noun), “learned” (adjective); of uncertain origin; perhaps akin toprajñā́ “knowledge” (pro1 ( def. ),know1 ( def. ) )
Example Sentences
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Political pundits predict a three horse race between Labour, Green and Reform.
FromBBC
None of the team were born in Italy and their participation at the T20 World Cup was questioned by some pundits.
FromBarron's
As to the challenge of ushering Intuit into a new era where pundits question whether AI could displace the entire concept of software-as-a-service?
He was not the only pundit to comment on Hearts' below-par performance.
FromBBC
Two-time world junior bronze medallist and BBC Sport pundit Logan Gray suspects Dodds and Mouat might not have fully recovered from that by the time they returned to the ice fewer than 24 hours later.
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