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pundit

noun

ˈpən-dət

Definition of pundit

as in scholar

a person of deep wisdom or learning a moral question that has puzzled the pundits throughout the ages

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as in reviewer

a person who makes or expresses a judgment on the quality of offerings in some field of endeavor the new mini laptop has gotten a thumbs-up from industry pundits

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Recent Examples of pundit Special Report often pairs these pro-Trump voices with liberal pundits like Jessica Tarlov and Leslie Marshall, and its Common Ground segment brings together lawmakers from both sides of the aisle. — Aidan McLaughlin, Vanity Fair, 16 Oct. 2026 When the iPhone launched in 2007, pundits predicted a mobile-first transformation of everything. — Ming Lu, Fortune, 11 Oct. 2026 And 84% of fans who track players, pundits or creators spent on sport last year, compared with 43% of those who track none. — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 9 Oct. 2026 Right-wing pundits and politicos in recent months have attacked the project over the delays and a high price tag that’s currently $114 million. — Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 8 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for pundit

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Noun

During that period and beyond, Hawthorne kept a series of notebooks, which scholars see as an important primary source for understanding the ideas and descriptions that informed his early writings and later novels.

— Robert S. Levine, The Conversation, 26 Oct. 2026
For decades, hundreds of thousands of its objects were available only to scholars and curators.

— Rebecca Mead, New Yorker, 26 Oct. 2026

Definition of scholar

Noun

Street Fighter earned a B- CinemaScore from audiences and has struggled to win over critics, holding a 42 percent approval from Rotten Tomatoes reviewers, along with an audience score of 82.

— Ryan Gajewski, HollywoodReporter, 17 Oct. 2026
Our reviewer Jamie Carter used the app to plan his observations of conjunctions, specific moon views and astrophotography opportunities.

— Chris McMullen, Space.com, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of reviewer

Noun

Purges of officials -- including some viewed as his political rivals -- have been carried out on a scale that led critics to argue the campaign was also used to consolidate his power.

— KANIS LEUNG, Arkansas Online, 27 Oct. 2026
Its inaugural recipient is Japanese film critic and international cinema advocate Sahoko Hata, whose career helped introduce landmark European films to Japanese audiences.

— Gavin Blair, HollywoodReporter, 26 Oct. 2026

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