wonk
noun [C] /wɒŋk/
/wɑːŋk/ US informalDefinition
› a person who works or studies too much, especially someone who learns and knows all the details about something: As the NEC's deputy for domestic policy issues, Sperling has functioned as both policy wonk and political guru.Intelligent people
(Definition of wonk noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- academic noun
- bluestocking noun
- bookish adjective
- bookworm noun
- brain noun
- bright spark noun
- clever dick/clogs idiom
- gnome noun
- intellect noun
- intellectual noun
- laureate noun
- mind noun
- not be just a pretty face idiom
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- smart-arse noun
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- thinker noun
- wit noun (HUMOUR)
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