- pundit pun·dit n
- ['pʌndɪt]
iro esperto (-a), sapientone (-a)
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pundit pun·dit n
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pun|dit|ry — «PUHN duh tree», noun. 1. pundits collectively: »A resourceful thinker…who is assuredly in the avant garde of social economic punditry (Sunday Times). 2. the characteristics of a pundit; opinions or actions befitting a pundit: »a new spate of… … Useful english dictionary
pun|dit|i|cal — «puhn DIHT uh kuhl», adjective. of or having to do with a pundit or punditry: »A prodigious amount of punditical energy is used in trying to describe the difference between a Supreme Court liberal and a Supreme Court conservative (Time) … Useful english dictionary
pun|dit — «PUHN diht», noun. 1. a very learned person; expert; authority: »Perhaps some clever pundit will be able to tell me what these words mean (William H. Hudson). 2. a very learned Hindu. ╂[< Hindi pan < Sanskrit pan , learned] … Useful english dictionary
pun·dit — /ˈpʌndət/ noun, pl dits [count] : a person who knows a lot about a particular subject and who expresses ideas and opinions about that subject publicly (such as by speaking on television and radio shows) political pundits a television pundit … Useful english dictionary
pundit — pun‧dit [ˈpʌndɪt] noun [countable] someone who is often asked to give their opinion about a subject on television, in the newspapers etc: • Over the last three years the pundits have been forecasting that the economy will grow. * * * pundit UK US … Financial and business terms
Pundit — Pun dit, n. [Hind. pandit, Skr. pandita a learned man.] 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. [Written also… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
pundit — [pun′dit] n. [Hindi paṇḍit < Sans paṇḍita, a learned person, orig., learned] 1. var. of PANDIT 2. a person who has or professes to have great learning; actual or self professed authority punditry n … English World dictionary
pundit — pun•dit [[t]ˈpʌn dɪt[/t]] n. 1) a learned person; an expert or authority 2) a person who makes comments or judgments in an authoritative manner 3) pandit • Etymology: 1665–75; < Hindi paṇḍit < Skt paṇḍita learned man, (adj.) learned… … From formal English to slang
pundit — (PUN dit) [Hindi, from Sanskrit] In India, a man of great wisdom and learning; also used as a title of respect. By extension, an expert or one who comments or criticizes in an authoritative manner, such as television’s Sunday morning pundits… … Dictionary of foreign words and phrases
pundit — pun|dit [ˈpʌndıt] n [Date: 1600 1700; : Hindi; Origin: pandit, from Sanskrit pandita wise ] someone who is often asked to give their opinion publicly of a situation or subject political/media/TV etc pundits ▪ If you believe the fashion pundits,… … Dictionary of contemporary English
pundit — pun|dit [ pʌndıt ] noun count someone who is an expert in a subject, and is often asked to talk to the public about that subject … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
