(~s)
If you think someone is more interested in ideas and theories than in practical actions you can say they are an ~. (INFORMAL)
The Government was dominated by self-important ~s.
= boffin
N-COUNT disapproval
(~s)
If you think someone is more interested in ideas and theories than in practical actions you can say they are an ~. (INFORMAL)
The Government was dominated by self-important ~s.
= boffin
N-COUNT disapproval
Collins COBUILD. Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык Коллинз COBUILD (международная база данных языков Бирмингемского университета) . 2012