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

The series was developed by executive producer Jonathan Kasdan, whose father Lawrence co-wrote The Empire Strikes Back, Return of the Jedi, The Force Awakens and Raiders of the Lost Ark for Lucasfilm. —Caroline Reid, Forbes, 8 Jan. 2025

First announced at 2023’s Star Wars Celebration in London, the project is based on the 2012 comic book series about the origins of the Jedi Order. —Glenn Garner, Deadline, 8 Jan. 2025

Tony Gilroy’s series, which follows rebel spy Cassian Andor (Diego Luna) during his radicalization against the Galactic Empire, is pretty handily the best and most thought-provoking project to come out of the Star Wars universe since at least The Last Jedi. —Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 7 Jan. 2025

Much like the story of Darth Vader who couldn’t become a Jedi. —Josh Wigler, The Hollywood Reporter, 2 Jan. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1983, in the meaning defined above