nerd
noun/nɜrd/
Frequency rank: #6,371 most common English word
Meaning
a person who is very studious or obsessively interested in academic or technical subjects, often seen as socially awkward.
Example sentence
My classmate is such nerd that he reads textbooks for fun.
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