pundit
noun 1
a person of deep wisdom or learning <a moral question that has puzzled the pundits throughout the ages> 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 2
a person who makes or expresses a judgment on the quality of offerings in some field of endeavor <the new mini laptop has gotten a thumbs-up from industry pundits> 
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