Jedi

noun

ˈje-(ˌ)dī 

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

Star Wars, thanks to the genius of sound designer Ben Burtt, was one of the first movies to make full use of Dolby Stereo and, in a bid to raise theater audio in time for the release of Star Wars: Episode VI: Return of the Jedi, in 1983 Lucas introduced his THX cinema program. —Benny Har-Even, Forbes.com, 13 June 2025

Brooks co-wrote and directed the original Spaceballs, which lampooned the original Star Wars trilogy four years after the series' original conclusion, 1983's Return of the Jedi. —Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 12 June 2025

Appreciation for the movie steadily grew as 2017’s The Last Jedi and 2019’s The Rise of Skywalker divided the fandom and 2018’s Solo: A Star Wars Story bombed at the box office. —Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 11 June 2025

After 1980’s The Empire Strikes Back and 1983’s Return of the Jedi, both ended up returning for the sequel trilogy, which began with 2015’s Star Wars: Episode VII – The Force Awakens. —Victoria Edel, People.com, 4 June 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1983, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for Jedi

• apply
• awry
• belie
• bely
• bigeye
• bonsai
• buckeye
• comply
• coxae
• decry
• defy
• deny