wonk (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the word *wonk*:
NOUN	person	wonk, swot, grind, nerd, dweeb	an insignificant student who is ridiculed as being affected or boringly studious

wonk > pronunciation
Sounds	waa'nk

English > *wonk*: 1 sense > noun 1, person
Meaning	An insignificant student who is ridiculed as being affected or boringly studious.
Synonyms	swot, grind, nerd, 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

HyperDic: wonk