pundit

pun·dit

noun \ˈpən-dət\

: a person who knows a lot about a particular subject and who expresses ideas and opinions about that subject publicly (such as by speaking on television and radio shows)

Full Definition of PUNDIT

1

:  pandit

2

:  a learned man :  teacher

3

:  a person who gives opinions in an authoritative manner usually through the mass media :  critic

— pun·dit·ry \-də-trē\ noun

Examples of PUNDIT

1. <a moral question that has puzzled the pundits throughout the ages>
2. <the new mini laptop has gotten a thumbs-up from industry pundits>

Origin of PUNDIT

Hindi paṇḍit, from Sanskrit paṇḍita, from paṇḍita learned

First Known Use: 1672

Related to PUNDIT

Synonyms

sage, savant, scholar

Related Words

seer, wise man; polyhistor, polymath, Renaissance man; brain, egghead, genius, highbrow, intellect, intellectual, thinker, whiz, wizard; guru, mahatma, pandit, swami, yogi (also yogin); rabbi; master, mentor, teacher

Near Antonyms

blockhead, dodo, dolt, donkey, dope, dumbbell, dummy, dunce, fathead, fool, goon, half-wit, idiot, ignoramus, imbecile, jackass, know-nothing, moron, nincompoop, ninny, nitwit, numskull (or numbskull), pinhead, simpleton, stock, turkey