pundit

Questions about pundit

What does pundit mean?

pundit means "someone who has been admitted to membership in a scholarly field".

How many syllables are in pundit?

pundit has 2 syllables: pun-dit. The stress falls on "pun". In IPA it is /ˈpʌndət/.

What is another word for pundit?

Close synonyms include initiate, learned person, savant. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is pundit a common word?

pundit is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.