Jedi

noun

ˈje-(ˌ)dī 

variants or less commonly jedi

plural Jedi or Jedis also jedi or jedis

: a person who shows extraordinary skill or expertise in a specified field or endeavor

Note: This use of Jedi has its origin in the fictional universe of the Star Wars franchise, where the terms Jedi and Jedi Knight refer to a member of an order of mystical warriors who can access and manipulate a pervasive spiritual energy called the Force to perform supernatural feats.

… Schreiber grounds the movie, showing Baron as a newsroom Jedi, an outsider who sees what the homegrown Bostonians missed.

—Sean P. Means

He also sees the role of wine Jedi as challenging what people think they like. If diners are open-minded, they might be pleasantly surprised.

—Meghan Jessiman

As you can imagine, Mr. Biffo took to Teletext like a swan to water, often being referred to as a Teletext Jedi due to his ability to use Teletext's limited graphical abilities (for want of a better word) to their fullest.

—Matt Gander

Day five, no bids … oh God, I thought, my Jedi powers of selling are failing me.

—Greg Dixon

Examples of Jedi in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

But a small fraction instead is caught in the twisting fields and slingshots outwards, producing two straight beams that some astrophysicists liken to Jedi lightsabers. —Saima S. Iqbal, Scientific American, 23 Oct. 2024

Many members of the cast have chimed in, and now, so has arguably the person who was the biggest name attached to the series, The Matrix’s Carrie-Anne Moss, who played a Jedi Master. —Paul Tassi, Forbes, 18 Oct. 2024

Hassan Jedi / Anadolu via Getty Images Chantal Da Silva Chantal Da Silva reports on world news for NBC News Digital and is based in London. —Chantal Da Silva, NBC News, 14 Oct. 2024

McGregor played the Jedi in all three Star Wars prequels and the Disney+ limited series released in 2022. —Armando Tinoco, Deadline, 7 Oct. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1983, in the meaning defined above