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pundit
  1. A self-professed expert in a particular field, especially as called upon to provide comment or opinion in the media; a commentator, a critic. [from 19th c.]
  2. A learned person in India; someone with knowledge of Sanskrit, philosophy, religion and law; a Hindu scholar. [from 17th c.]
  3. (historical) A native surveyor in British India, trained to carry out clandestine surveillance beyond British borders.
  4. Synonyms:
      5. expert, master, scholar, authority, guru, maestro, specialist, sage, intellectual, thinker, doyen, savant, buff, whizz, boffin, egghead, brain, fundi, philosopher, adviser, bookworm, consultant, analyst, professor, mentor, teacher, wonk, solon, cognoscenti, one of the cognoscenti, learned one, self-appointed expert, member of a think tank, wizard, whiz, connoisseur, ace, maven, genius, geek, virtuoso, hotshot, professional, cognoscente, artist, crackerjack, meister, adept, crackajack, pro … more
  5. Examples:
      6. “Since the war began he has become a regular pundit offering his opinion on American foreign policy.”
      “The literary pundit meticulously evaluates the creative elements and underlying themes of each novel for the prestigious award jury.”
      “Brion was by no means the only pundit predicting some form of revolutionary upheaval.”
punditry
  1. (uncountable) The state of being a pundit
  2. (countable) The opinion or advice of a pundit
  3. Examples:
      4. “These are some of the questions on our minds as we turn to purveyors of razor-sharp political punditry.”
      “Sullivan excels at punditry, happily riffing off the news or essaying exuberantly off the top of his head.”
      “I am sick of the amassed forces of TV punditry extolling the virtues of the Brazilian style of football.”
punditeer
  1. (derogatory) A commentator or critic who is inexperienced or ignorant.
punditocracy
  1. A group of political pundits who are thought to have too much influence.
  2. Examples:
      3. “It's the punditocracy that is taking online betting particularly seriously.”
      “The US government and the US press and the US punditocracy was living in a fantasy land.”
      “I think it was Mark Twain who said nobody ever went broke overestimating the idiocy of the American television punditocracy.”
pandit
  1. (India, Nepal) An honorary title for a learned man or scholar.
  2. Synonyms:
      3. sage, expert, pundit, academic, intellectual, professor, savant, scholar, thinker, intellect, guru, philosopher, master, teacher, mentor, mahatma, wise man/woman, authority, Solomon, maharishi, adviser, Nestor, guide, statesman, elder, Solon, solon, tohunga, maharashi, learned person, wise man, woman of letters, man of letters, guiding light, wise woman, learned woman, learned man, man of learning, old soul, wise old man … more
  3. Examples:
      4. “Mr. Iyer, a pandit in Classical Tamil, worked for the EFEO for almost thirty years.”
      “Michael Corbat, the head of Citigroup in Europe, who replaced pandit on Tuesday.”
      “In the rural areas, if even the shadow of an untouchable goes on a pandit, that man can be killed.”
pundette
  1. (slang) A female pundit.
punditariat
  1. pundits collectively
  2. Synonyms:
      3. commentariat
  3. Examples:
      4. “The punditariat consistently offers their analysis and opinions on political matters.”
punditeers
  1. plural of punditeer
pundettes
  1. plural of pundette
punditries
  1. plural of punditry
pandits
  1. plural of pandit
  2. Synonyms:
      3. sages, experts, pundits, academics, intellectuals, professors, savants, scholars, philosophers, eggheads, brains, intellect, men of letters, masterminds, authority, thinkers, masters, women of letters, bookworms, gurus, highbrows, Solomons, bookmen, maharishis, doctors, polymaths, teachers, whizzes, mahatmas, bluestockings, learners, rocket scientists, intelligentsia, avant-gardes, academicians, intellectualists, fundis, prodigies, maestros, brainboxes, geeks, mavens, geniuses, longhairs, bright sparks, double-domes, nerds, boffins, brainiacs, sharp cookies … more
pundits
  1. plural of pundit
  2. Synonyms:
      3. cognoscenti, connoisseurs, experts, masters, adepts, authorities, dabs, gurus, hotshots, maestros, meisters, proficients, scholars, specialists, virtuosos, dilettanti, literati, dab hands, past masters, whizzes, authority, aces, wizards, mavens, geeks, crackajacks, doyens, artists, crackerjacks, professionals, sharks, fiends, pros, hands, geniuses, buff, fundis, mavins, sharps, aficionados, ninja, old hands, savants, boffins, champions, prodigies, veterans, doyennes, sages, stars … more
  3. Examples:
      4. “There is a rush among some fans and pundits to consign Benitez's predecessor to the knacker's yard of football history.”
      “They are a perfect 17-0, which is more than can be said for the opinion polls or the collected wisdom of the capital's regiment of pundits.”
      “These inclinations are apt to be familiar to the many reporters, editors and pundits who feel that career advancement is extremely important.”
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