noun
pundit
PUN-dit/ˈpʌndɪt/
A person recognized as knowledgeable in a subject.
The sports pundit explains tactics by pointing to a soccer formation diagram.
Etymology
The scholar’s title broadened from a learned Hindu to any learned person, and now applies to public expert commentators. The Sanskrit word’s deeper origin is uncertain.
In context
sports commentators aren't one to mince words if a performance sucks they're going to tell you about it and Alexi Lawless a former Soccer Star and pundit for Fox Sports certainly told us about it
More examples
- Financial pundits disagree about where interest rates are headed.
- A sports pundit questions the coach's decision to bench the captain.
- Even respected technology pundits sometimes make predictions that prove wrong.
Forms
pundit · pundits
punditry noun — Public commentary offered by recognized experts.
Similar words
- expert
- Emphasizes specialized knowledge rather than a role in public commentary.
- commentator
- Focuses on explaining events publicly, not necessarily possessing expert knowledge.