pundit vs learned person

pundit and learned person both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
pundit	Yes	No	No	No
learned person	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, pundit and learned person are synonyms defined as:

pundit and learned person: someone who has been admitted to membership in a scholarly field

Other synonyms of pundit include initiate, savant.

pundit (noun)	learned person (noun)
someone who has been admitted to membership in a scholarly field	someone who has been admitted to membership in a scholarly field