initiate, learned person, pundit, savant
(noun) someone who has been admitted to membership in a scholarly field
Source: WordNet® 3.1
pundit (plural pundits)
An expert in a particular field, especially as called upon to provide comment or opinion in the media; a commentator, a critic. [from 19th c.]
A learned person in India; someone with knowledge of Sanskrit, philosophy, religion and law; a Hindu scholar. [from 17th c.]
(historical) A native surveyor in British India, trained to carry out clandestine surveillance beyond British borders.
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Source: Wiktionary
Pun"dit, n. Etym: [Hind. pandit, Skr. pandita a learned man.]
Definition: 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 pandit.] [India]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
9 May 2025
(noun) anything in accord with principles of justice; “he feels he is in the right”; “the rightfulness of his claim”
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