pundit
a learned person, expert, or authority: This pundit's formal instruction in history, philosophy, and political science prepared her for activism in many campaigns.
a person who makes comments or judgments, especially in an authoritative manner; critic or commentator: Opinions masquerade as news, while ill-informed pundits and vested interests cloud the issues and bend the truth into pretzels.
Origin of pundit
1pronunciation note For pundit
Other words for pundit
Other words from pundit
- pun·dit·ic [puhn-dit-ik], /ˌpʌnˈdɪt ɪk/, adjective
- pun·dit·i·cal·ly, adverb
Words that may be confused with pundit
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How to use pundit in a sentence
Instead, politicians and pundits rushed to tell the public what the events meant.
These pundits were raised by pot-smoking single moms and went to Montessori schools.
After the midterm elections, conservative pundits and radio hosts urged Congress not to work with Obama.
Will 5 Million Undocumented Immigrants Take Obama's Tough Love Immigration Deal? | Ruben Navarrette Jr. | November 21, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTYou would not know it by listening to cable news pundits, and no politician will ever admit it.
Elsewhere on Sunday, pundits turned to 2016 presidential politics.
Several Pundits were astonished at her wonderful acquirements.
The Hindoos as they Are | Shib Chunder BoseAnd certainly, for us, whatever the pundits claim, the wilds of Leo Ornstein are not so raging and lion-infested.
Musical Portraits | Paul RosenfeldThe "learned pundits" in such matters declare that the economy of human nature is entirely carried on through their agency.
The Bunsby papers | John BroughamWhen will the obfusc pundits stop shouting for what Avery Hopwood calls "ascending and descending tetrarchs!"
The Merry-Go-Round | Carl Van VechtenA trainload of pundits, including his one-time critics, went to Santiniketan to offer their congratulations.
Autobiography of a YOGI | Paramhansa Yogananda
British Dictionary definitions for pundit
/ (ˈpʌndɪt) /
an expert
(formerly) a learned person
Also called: pandit a Brahman learned in Sanskrit and, esp in Hindu religion, philosophy or law
Origin of pundit
1Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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