noun
- a person who is very interested in technical or intellectual subjects but may lack social skills
- a person who is extremely enthusiastic about a particular subject or activity
Usage: informal
Usage: informal
Examples
- He’s a computer nerd who spends all day coding.
- She was called a nerd in high school because she loved studying.
- My brother is a total movie nerd who knows every film ever made.
- The science nerds formed their own club at school.
- Don’t be such a nerd about grammar rules.
- He embraced being a nerd and became a successful programmer.