Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for September 24, 2026 is: pundit \PUN-dit\ noun A pundit is someone, especially an expert, who presents their opinions and ideas on a particular subject via the media. // Grandpa likes watching political pundits spar about the issues of the day on the Sunday morning talk shows.
Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for September 24, 2026 is: pundit \PUN-dit\ noun A pundit is someone, especially an expert, who presents their opinions and ideas on a particular subject via the media.
// Grandpa likes watching political pundits spar about the issues of the day on the Sunday morning talk shows.
See the entry > Examples: "… fashion pundits slammed the costumes, with some likening them to fast-fashion copies of the beloved icon's high-fashion looks." — Booth Moore, The Wrap, 13 Feb.
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Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for September 24, 2026 is: pundit \PUN-dit\ noun A pundit is someone, especially an expert, who presents their opinions and ideas on a particular subject via the media. // Grandpa likes watching political pundits spar about the issues of the day on the Sunday morning talk shows. See the entry > Examples: "… fashion pundits slammed the costumes, with some likening them to fast-fashion copies of the beloved icon's high-fashion looks." — Booth Moore, The Wrap, 13 Feb.
By the late 1800s, pundit could also refer to a member of what is sometimes called the commentariat or punditocracy —that is, the collective group of political commentators, financial analysts, and newspaper columnists paid to share their views on various subjects.
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