pundit

pun·dit

 (pŭn′dĭt)

n.

1. A source of opinion; a critic: a political pundit.

2. A learned person.

3. Hinduism Variant of pandit.

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[Hindi paṇḍit, learned man, from Sanskrit paṇḍitaḥ, learned, scholar, perhaps of Dravidian origin.]

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pun′dit·ry n.

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pundit

(ˈpʌndɪt)

n

1. an expert

2. (Education) (formerly) a learned person

3. (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]

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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.

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Thesaurus

Noun

1.

pundit - someone who has been admitted to membership in a scholarly field learned person, savant, initiate polymath - a person of great and varied learning bookman, scholar, scholarly person, student - a learned person (especially in the humanities); someone who by long study has gained mastery in one or more disciplines

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pundit

noun 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 pundit

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pundit

noun

A usually elderly person noted for wisdom, knowledge, and judgment:

sage, savant, scholar.

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Translations

odborníkučenecvzdělanec

pandit

panditstručnjakučenjakznanstvenik

írástudópanditspecialistaszakértő

esperto

pundit

[ˈpʌndɪt] N → experto/a m/f

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pundit

[ˈpʌndɪt] n → pontem → grand ponte m

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pundit

n (lit) → Pandit m; (fig) → Experte m, → Expertin f

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pundit

[ˈpʌndɪt] n (iro) → esperto/a, sapientone/a

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