NERD

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does nerd mean? 

• NERD (noun)
  The noun NERD has 2 senses:

1. an insignificant student who is ridiculed as being affected or boringly studious

2. an intelligent but single-minded expert in a particular technical field or profession

  Familiarity information: NERD used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• NERD (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

An insignificant student who is ridiculed as being affected or boringly studious

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

dweeb; grind; nerd; swot; wonk

Hypernyms ("nerd" is a kind of...):

assimilator; learner; scholar (someone (especially a child) who learns (as from a teacher) or takes up knowledge or beliefs)

Sense 2

Meaning:

An intelligent but single-minded expert in a particular technical field or profession

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("nerd" is a kind of...):

expert (a person with special knowledge or ability who performs skillfully)