Pundit Definition

pŭndĭt
pundits
noun
pundits
A source of opinion; a critic.
A political pundit.
American Heritage

Pandit.

Webster's New World
A learned person.
American Heritage
A person who has or professes to have great learning; actual or self-professed authority.
Webster's New World

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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Other Word Forms of Pundit

Noun

Singular:
pundit
Plural:
pundits

Origin of Pundit

  • Hindi paṇḍit learned man from Sanskrit paṇḍitaḥ learned, scholar perhaps of Dravidian origin

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Hindi पण्डित (paṇḍit), from Sanskrit पण्डित (paṇḍitá, “scholar, learned man, teacher, philosopher").

    From Wiktionary

Pundit Sentence Examples

  • During that short period, he heard the pundit explaining the nature of God.

  • The sacred spot on the forehead of a Hindu pundit is also partly composed of it.

  • See, for information specially relating to the whole subject, the Abbe Desgodin's Mission du Thibet de 1855 a 1870 (Verdun, 1872); and "Account of the Pundit's Journey in Great Tibet," in the Royal Geographical Society's Journal for 1877.

  • The pundit Mohammed Hamid visited it in 1863 and determined its geographical position and altitude.

  • Now a respected media pundit, Fairclough writes an exclusive column for Liverpoolfc.tv each week.

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Words Starting With

PPUPUN

Words Ending With

TITDIT

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pundit

Words Starting With P and Ending With T

Starts With P & Ends With TStarts With PU & Ends With TStarts With P & Ends With IT

Word Length

6 Letter Words6 Letter Words Starting With P6 Letter Words Ending With T