nerd
noun
a single-minded person obsessed with a hobby or pursuit or with a particular topic.
nerdish
-
a word derived from
nerd.
Example Sentences
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The film created an opportunity for undercover Blerds to test out their nerdish tendencies in public.
From New York Times ● Mar. 24, 2021
If his vocabulary was lacking, there was always that nerdish classmate of his who, for a fee in cash or kind, could take on the role of scribe plenipotentiary.
From BBC ● Feb. 4, 2017
There is something comforting and proudly nerdish about walking around in black ankle socks and a pair of casual slides.
From Washington Post ● Jul. 15, 2016
The idea of Mr Bloomberg in a presidential television debate fills fans with nerdish joy.
From Economist ● Feb. 18, 2016
Under his nerdish SF-fan exterior is a core of iron.
From The Hacker Crackdown, law and disorder on the electronic frontier by Bruce Sterling
