noun
well-informed person; intellectual; person of insight
Refers to someone with deep knowledge, sound judgment, or intellectual insight, often in public discourse or expert commentary.
多くの識者がこの問題について意見を述べた。
Many well-informed people expressed their opinions on this issue.
彼は経済
He is known as an expert on economics.
Compound of 識 (しき, 'discernment, knowledge') and 者 (しゃ, 'person'). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the kanji combination naturally yields the meaning 'person of discernment'.