ETYM Hind. pandit, Skr. pandita a learned man.
1. A learned man; a critic.
2. A Brahman versed in the Sanskrit language, and in the science, laws, and religion of the Hindus; a pandit.
3. Learned man, especially Hindu; critic, authority.
Stručnjak, znalac, veštak u čemu, naročito: onaj koji vrši veštačenje čega. (lat.)
Dobar poznavalac čega, znalac.