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1. An insignificant student who is ridiculed as being affected or boringly studious
   - swot [Brit, informal], grind [N. Amer, informal], nerd [informal], wonk [informal], dweeb [N. Amer, informal]
    
2. An intelligent but single-minded expert in a particular technical field or profession
   - nerd [informal]

Derived forms: nurds

Type of: assimilator, expert, learner, scholar, student

Encyclopedia: Nurd