pundit
Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day

pundit

B2Upper-intermediateSeptember 24, 20262 min
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Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for September 24, 2026 is: pundit \PUN-dit\ noun See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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A pundit is someone, especially an expert, who presents their opinions and ideas on a

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It's the Word of the Day podcast for September 24th. Today's word is pundit, spelled P-U-N-D-I-T. Pundit is a noun. A pundit is someone, especially an expert, who presents their opinions and ideas on a

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particular subject via the media. Here's the word used in a sentence from The Wrap by Booth Moore. Fashion pundits slammed the costumes, with some likening them to fast fashion copies of the beloved icon's high fashion looks.

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It's no hot take to say that the original pundits were highly learned scholars and teachers in India. It's just a statement of fact. Our English word pandit comes from the Hindi word pandit, a term of respect and sometimes

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