pundit
nounA source of opinion; a critic.
A learned person.
A learned Brahman: one versed in the Sanskrit language, and in the science, laws, and religion of India.
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.
A native surveyor in British India, trained to carry out clandestine surveillance beyond British borders.
