n.
Pronunciation: ' p ə n-d ə t
Function: noun
Etymology: Hindi pa ṇ ḍ it, from Sanskrit pa ṇ ḍ ita, from pa ṇ ḍ ita learned
Date: 1672
1 : PANDIT
2 : a learned man : TEACHER
3 : a person who gives opinions in an authoritative manner usually through the mass media : CRITIC
– pun · dit · ry \ -d ə -tr ē \ noun