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 Liam Neeson as Qui-Gon Jinn, Obi-Wan’s Jedi Master; Natalie Portman as Padmé Amidala, the young queen of Naboo and Anakin’s future wife; and Samuel L. Jackson as Mace Windu, Jedi Master and prominent member of the Jedi Council. —

Angelique Jackson, Variety, 11 May 2024 Because Tales of the Jedi involves a young Count Dooku, the series begins before Phantom Menace. —

Keith Langston, Peoplemag, 4 May 2024 Amandla Stenberg headlines as a cryptic character named Mae, who gets pulled into a murder investigation after Jedi start turning up dead. —

Devan Coggan, EW.com, 4 May 2024 Anakin’s story begins when a diplomatic mission gone awry brings Jedi Knight Qui-Gon Jinn (Liam Neeson), his apprentice Obi-Wan Kenobi (McGregor), the clumsy and, to some, cringeworthy Jar Jar Binks (Best) and young Queen Amidala (Natalie Portman) to his home planet, Tatooine. —

Tracy Brown, Los Angeles Times, 3 May 2024 Gordy Haab, Star Wars Jedi: Survivor Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse and American Symphony were both shortlisted for Oscars for best original score, though neither wound up with a nomination. —

Paul Grein, Billboard, 3 Sep. 2019 This year, May the 4th arrives on Saturday, giving all lovers of Jedi, Sith, the Resistance, the Skywalkers, the Hutts, Boba Fett, Gamorrean guards, Maz Kanata, General Grievous, Rancor Keepers and Snap Wexley a chance to immerse themselves in a galaxy far, far away. —

Grace Tucker, The Enquirer, 2 May 2024 Star Wars has taken a similar approach with its most recent games, Star Wars Battlefront II, Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order, and Star Wars Jedi: Survivor. —

Richard Newby, TIME, 12 Apr. 2024 Williams played Lando Calrissian in 1980’s Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back and reprised the role for 1983’s Return of the Jedi and 2019’s The Rise of Skywalker. —

Zoe G Phillips, The Hollywood Reporter, 8 Apr. 2024

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