Nerd vs. Anorak

Nerdnoun

A person who is intellectual but generally introverted

Nerdnoun

One who has an intense, obsessive interest in something.

Nerdnoun

An unattractive, socially awkward, annoying, undesirable, and/or boring, person; a dork.

Nerdnoun

(post-1980s) A member of a subculture revolving around video games, fantasy and science fiction, comic books and assorted media.

Nerdnoun

an insignificant student who is ridiculed as being affected or studying excessively

Nerdnoun

a foolish or contemptible person who lacks social skills or is boringly studious

Nerdnoun

a single-minded expert in a particular technical field

Nerd

A nerd is a person seen as overly intellectual, obsessive, introverted or lacking social skills. Such a person may spend inordinate amounts of time on unpopular, little known, or non-mainstream activities, which are generally either highly technical, abstract, or relating to topics of science fiction or fantasy, to the exclusion of more mainstream activities.

Anoraknoun

A heavy weatherproof jacket with an attached hood; a parka or windcheater.

Anoraknoun

A geek or nerd, possibly originally either a train spotter or a fan of off-shore pirate radio.

Anoraknoun

a kind of heavy jacket (`windcheater' is a British term)

Anoraknoun

a waterproof jacket, typically with a hood, of a kind originally used in polar regions.

Anoraknoun

a studious or obsessive person with unfashionable and largely solitary interests