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 has taken a similar approach with its most recent games, Star Wars Battlefront II, Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order, and Star Wars Jedi: Survivor. —Richard Newby, TIME, 12 Apr. 2024

Williams played Lando Calrissian in 1980’s Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back and reprised the role for 1983’s Return of the Jedi and 2019’s The Rise of Skywalker. —Zoe G Phillips, The Hollywood Reporter, 8 Apr. 2024

In June 1983, less than a month after Star Wars: Return of the Jedi debuted in movie theaters, Harrison Ford paid exactly $1 million for this genteel Los Angeles estate. —James McClain, Robb Report, 29 Mar. 2024

One fan wore a T-shirt showing Ohtani as a Jedi, another wore one with Ohtani’s name over the red sun of the Japanese flag. —Emily Witt, The New Yorker, 29 Mar. 2024

Also of interest was the Barbasol can that Wayne Knight used in the 1993 blockbuster Jurassic Park ($250,000), along with a blaster that Princess Leia carried in Return of the Jedi $150,000. —Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 26 Mar. 2024

The new series stars Lee Jung-jae and Amandla Stenberg, the former playing Sol, a revered Jedi master, and the latter playing Mae, his one-time padawan, who’s grown into a dangerous warrior. —Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 19 Mar. 2024

Williams portrayed the role of Lando Calrissian in 1980's The Empire Strikes Back, Return of the Jedi in 1983 and The Rise of Skywalker in 2019. —Gabrielle Rockson, Peoplemag, 19 Mar. 2024

As a director, Johnson is known for mind-bending features like Looper, big budget genre entry Star Wars: The Last Jedi and original who dunnit film series Knives Out, which has included sequel Glass Onion and an upcoming third installment, which is aiming to film later this year for Netflix. —Aaron Couch, The Hollywood Reporter, 18 Mar. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1983, in the meaning defined above

Phrases Containing Jedi

• Jedi powers