pundit Meaning, Definition & Usage
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noun someone who has been admitted to membership in a scholarly field
initiate; savant; learned person.
WordNet
Pun"dit noun
Etymology
Hind.Definitions
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 Indiapandit .