English noun: nerd | |||
| 1. | nerd (person) an insignificant student who is ridiculed as being affected or boringly studious | ||
| Synonyms | dweeb, grind, swot, wonk | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | assimilator, learner, scholar | ||
| 2. | nerd (person) an intelligent but single-minded expert in a particular technical field or profession | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | expert | ||