Pundit

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. A source of opinion; a critic: a political pundit.
  • n. A learned person.
  • n. Hinduism Variant of pandit.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. A native surveyor in British India, trained to carry out clandestine surveillance beyond British borders.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. A learned man; a teacher; esp., a Brahman versed in the Sanskrit language, and in the science, laws, and religion of the Hindoos; in Cashmere, any clerk or native official.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. A learned Brahman: one versed in the Sanskrit language, and in the science, laws, and religion of India: as, formerly, the Pundits of the supreme court; by extension, any learned man.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. someone who has been admitted to membership in a scholarly field
  • Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    scholarly person    student    bookman    scholar   
    Cross Reference
    hafez    pandit    qari'    hafiz   
    Variant
    pandit   
    Hyponym
    polymath   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    teacher   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    pandit   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    columnist    commentator    economist    analyst    activist    journalist    educator    advisor    broadcaster    strategist