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   pun·dit

   /ˈpəndət/

   noun

   • 1. an expert in a particular subject or field who is frequently called on to give opinions about it to the public: "a globe-trotting financial pundit"
   • 2. variant spelling of pandit

   Word Origin mid 17th century (in pundit (sense 2)): from Sanskrit paṇḍita ‘learned man’, use as noun of paṇḍita ‘learned, skilled’. pundit (sense 1) is first recorded in the early 19th century.

   Scrabble Points: 9

   • P

     3

   • U

     1

   • N

     1

   • D

     2

   • I

     1

   • T

     1

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