pundit

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  pundit    pandit  

Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
pundit /ˈpʌndɪt/

▶noun

• 1 an expert in a particular subject who is frequently called upon to give their opinions to the public.

• 2 variant spelling of pandit.

– derivatives
punditry noun.

– origin from Sanskrit paṇḍita ‘learned’.

Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
pandit /ˈpandɪt/ (also pundit)

▶noun a Hindu scholar learned in Sanskrit and Hindu philosophy and religion.

– origin from Sanskrit paṇḍita ‘learned’.