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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Recent Examples of nerd
Before social media, the two had vastly different personalities: Trump, the socialite; Musk, the nerd.
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Jaron Lanier, The New Yorker, 22 Mar. 2025
All of these tech nerd billionaires who don't want to pay anybody.
—Taijuan Moorman, USA TODAY, 21 Mar. 2025
Support local nerds at the GeekCraft Expo at the Minneapolis Convention Center Saturday and Sunday.
—Audrey Kennedy, Axios, 20 Mar. 2025
Poli-sci nerds will tell you that actual power lies at the point where will and capacity are synced up.
—Philip Elliott, TIME, 14 Mar. 2025
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Jaron Lanier, The New Yorker, 22 Mar. 2025
All of these tech nerd billionaires who don't want to pay anybody.
—Taijuan Moorman, USA TODAY, 21 Mar. 2025
Support local nerds at the GeekCraft Expo at the Minneapolis Convention Center Saturday and Sunday.
—Audrey Kennedy, Axios, 20 Mar. 2025
Poli-sci nerds will tell you that actual power lies at the point where will and capacity are synced up.
—Philip Elliott, TIME, 14 Mar. 2025
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“Nerd.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nerd. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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