pundit
noun
Simple meaning
An expert in a particular field.
Pronunciation
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IPA pronunciation (US)
ˈpʌndət
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Definition
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noun
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.
Word at a Glance
- Difficulty
- C1 · Advanced
- Frequency
- Moderately Common
- Typical Use
- Academic
Word Aura™
How this word commonly comes across.
Aura for this meaning
This meaning: An expert in a particular field, especially as called upon to provide comment or opinion in the media; a commentator, a critic.
Used this way, pundit is a reasonably familiar word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. It usually sounds natural in a wide range of settings.
- Emotional tone
- Neutral
- Formality
- Neutral
- Intensity
- Not strongly marked
- How common
- Moderately common
- Connotation
- Matter-of-fact
- Usage feel
- Neutral and straightforward
Word Aura describes common impressions, not a measurement. Tone changes with sentence, speaker, relationship and situation.
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- “The political pundit offered his analysis of the election results on TV.”noun
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Synonyms
Sense: expert in a particular field
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