NOUN | person | nerd, swot, grind, wonk, dweeb | an insignificant student who is ridiculed as being affected or boringly studious |
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person | nerd | an intelligent but single-minded expert in a particular technical field or profession |
Sounds | ner'd | |
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Rhymes | Abelard ... word / Word: 269 rhymes with erd... |
Meaning | An insignificant student who is ridiculed as being affected or boringly studious. | |
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Synonyms | swot, grind, wonk, dweeb | |
Broader | learner, scholar, assimilator | someone (especially a child) who learns (as from a teacher) or takes up knowledge or beliefs |
Spanish | empollón, nerd, tragalibros |
Meaning | An intelligent but single-minded expert in a particular technical field or profession. | |
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Broader | expert | A person with special knowledge or ability who performs skillfully |
Spanish | mateo, nerd | |
Catalan | nerd |
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