noun
- a person regarded as studious, intellectual, or socially awkward; a nerd or bookish person
Usage: informal; often mildly derogatory or self-deprecating
Examples
- He was called a poindexter for spending all his time in the library.
- The poindexter in our class always had the highest test scores.
- She embraced her inner poindexter and joined the debate team.
- Back in high school, the poindexters sat together at lunch.
- He's a total poindexter when it comes to video game lore.