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nerd

/nˈɝd/noun1 syllable

Nerd means: an insignificant student who is ridiculed as being affected or boringly studious.

Synonyms for nerd4

noun, as in an insignificant student who is ridiculed as being affected or boringly studious

swot, grind, wonk, dweeb

What does nerd mean?2

noun

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

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with nerd?19

three syllables

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Nerd in a sentence

  • I would proudly carry the title of nerd.Theocracy
  • I should never have married a nerd like you.OsoHombre
  • This is a total dork-fest nerd bar.Eccles17
  • I was a huge nerd in high school.CM
  • Sami was a complete nerd when he was younger.OsoHombre
  • He decided not to wear glasses because people called him nerd at school.Amastan
  • A nerd who has sex is called a kinkster.shekitten
  • I know I'm a huge nerd because my sideburns never match.Eccles17

Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.

Forms of nerd

as a noun

plural
nerds