Word of the Day 04/10/21 Pundit
Pundit (noun)
pun·dit [puhn-dit] (previously 07-10-13)
noun
1. a learned person, expert, or authority.
2. a person who makes comments or judgments, especially in an authoritative manner; critic or commentator.
3. pandit.
WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH PUNDIT
pendant, pendent, pennant
OTHER WORDS FROM PUNDIT
pun·dit·ic, adjective
pun·dit·i·cal·ly, adverb
WORDS RELATED TO PUNDIT
scholar, expert, professor, intellectual, philosopher, buff, cognoscenti, thinker, auger, egghead, savant, brain, bookworm, teacher, solon
SYNONYMS FOR PUNDIT
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1. sage, guru, savant.
Origin: 1665–75; < Hindi paṇḍit < Sanskrit paṇḍita learned man, (adj.) learned
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pun·dit [puhn-dit] (previously 07-10-13)
noun
1. a learned person, expert, or authority.
2. a person who makes comments or judgments, especially in an authoritative manner; critic or commentator.
3. pandit.
WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH PUNDIT
pendant, pendent, pennant
OTHER WORDS FROM PUNDIT
pun·dit·ic, adjective
pun·dit·i·cal·ly, adverb
WORDS RELATED TO PUNDIT
scholar, expert, professor, intellectual, philosopher, buff, cognoscenti, thinker, auger, egghead, savant, brain, bookworm, teacher, solon
SYNONYMS FOR PUNDIT
See more synonyms on Thesaurus.com
1. sage, guru, savant.
Origin: 1665–75; < Hindi paṇḍit < Sanskrit paṇḍita learned man, (adj.) learned
Now YOU come up with a sentence (or fic? or graphic?) that best illustrates the word.