pundit

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

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Definition

  1. noun someone who has been admitted to membership in a scholarly field

Etymology

Borrowed from Hindi पंडित (paṇḍit) / Urdu پنڈت (panḍit), from Sanskrit पण्डित (paṇḍita, “scholar, learned man, teacher, philosopher”). Doublet of pandit.

In classic literature

Synonyms

initiate, learned person, savant

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