1
as in geek
a person slavishly devoted to intellectual or academic pursuits
was such a nerd in college that she spent Saturday nights at the library
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as in intellectual
a person with strong intellectual interests
an unlikely romance between a nerd and a campus beauty queen
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This really looks like a Warhammer nerd's dream come true.
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Ian Stokes, Space.com, 29 Jan. 2025
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Individually, stat nerds will note that Nikola Jokić is once again taking aim at the Player Efficiency Rating record.
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—Shania Russell, EW.com, 19 Jan. 2025
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Ian Stokes, Space.com, 29 Jan. 2025
Curitiba is a tidy, charming place known by transportation nerds for its pioneering bus system (passengers enter futuristic black tubes before getting on buses that speed along in dedicated lanes).
—Gary Shteyngart, The New Yorker, 27 Jan. 2025
Individually, stat nerds will note that Nikola Jokić is once again taking aim at the Player Efficiency Rating record.
—John Hollinger, The Athletic, 21 Jan. 2025
Henry Cavill, noted Warhammer nerd, to star in and produce Warhammer 40,000 series at Amazon
Then a father-to-be, Cavill shared a snap of himself in front of the baby's crib, while asking his followers for fatherly advice.
—Shania Russell, EW.com, 19 Jan. 2025
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“Nerd.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nerd. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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