pundit

Meanings

Plural: pundits

Noun

• someone who has been admitted to membership in a scholarly field
• An expert in a particular field, especially as called upon to provide comment or opinion in the media; a commentator, a critic.
• A learned person in India; someone with knowledge of Sanskrit, philosophy, religion and law; a Hindu scholar.
• A native surveyor in British India, trained to carry out clandestine surveillance beyond British borders.

Synonyms

initiate, learned person, savant

Related Words

hafez, hafiz, influencer, pandit, qari'