Pundit definition
A source of opinion; a critic.
A political pundit.
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A learned person.
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(historical) A native surveyor in British India, trained to carry out clandestine surveillance beyond British borders.
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The definition of a pundit is someone who is an expert or authority in a specific field.
An example of someone who would be considered a pundit is a political scholar who comments on politics on TV.
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A learned person in India; someone with knowledge of Sanskrit, philosophy, religion and law; a Hindu scholar. [from 17th c.]
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A self-professed expert in a particular field, especially as called upon to provide comment or opinion in the media; a commentator, a critic. [from 19th c.]
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A person who has or professes to have great learning; actual or self-professed authority.
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Singular:
pundit
Plural:
pundits