variants or less commonly jedi
plural Jedi or Jedis also jedi or jedis
: a person who shows extraordinary skill or expertise in a specified field or endeavor

Note: This use of Jedi has its origin in the fictional universe of the Star Wars franchise, where the terms Jedi and Jedi Knight refer to a member of an order of mystical warriors who can access and manipulate a pervasive spiritual energy called the Force to perform supernatural feats.

… Schreiber grounds the movie, showing Baron as a newsroom Jedi, an outsider who sees what the homegrown Bostonians missed.Sean P. Means
He also sees the role of wine Jedi as challenging what people think they like. If diners are open-minded, they might be pleasantly surprised.Meghan Jessiman
As you can imagine, Mr. Biffo took to Teletext like a swan to water, often being referred to as a Teletext Jedi due to his ability to use Teletext's limited graphical abilities (for want of a better word) to their fullest.Matt Gander
Day five, no bids … oh God, I thought, my Jedi powers of selling are failing me.Greg Dixon

Examples of Jedi in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web One moment, Jedi master Obi-Wan Kenobi tells a young Luke Skywalker about his father’s heroics and prepares to gift the young boy with his father’s lightsaber. Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 10 Mar. 2024 Star Wars Hyperspace Heroes, Ahsoka Tano in Delta 7 Jedi Starfighter, $24.25 (orig. Melissa Epifano, EW.com, 9 Mar. 2024 It was given to him on the last day of shooting 2019’s The Last Jedi by Lucasfilm president Kathleen Kennedy. Borys Kit, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 Mar. 2024 Mark Dodson, the voice actor known for his work in Star Wars: Return of the Jedi and Gremlins, died on Saturday. Zoe G Phillips, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Mar. 2024 The actor got his start as Return of the Jedi’s Salacious Crumb, a shrill monkey-lizard who served Jabba the Hut. Shania Russell, EW.com, 3 Mar. 2024 Dark Forces was a ground-breaking 1995 FPS and revolutionized the genre with LucasArts’ Jedi engine, adding literal depth to shooters by pioneering overlapping floors–something the Doom engine couldn’t deliver. Matt Gardner, Forbes, 29 Feb. 2024 Star Wars Jedi: Survivor is the captivating sequel to 2019’s Fallen Order, one that continues the story of Cal Kestis and his little droid, BD-1. Sheena Vasani, The Verge, 27 Feb. 2024 Star Wars Jedi: Survivor and Hi-Fi Rush were up for four and three awards respectively, but came away with nothing. Matt Gardner, Forbes, 16 Feb. 2024

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Word History

First Known Use

1983, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of Jedi was in 1983

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“Jedi.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Jedi. Accessed 28 Mar. 2024.

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