NERD


Meaning of NERD in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈnərd ]

noun

Etymology: perhaps from nerd, a creature in the children's book If I Ran the Zoo (1950) by Dr. Seuss (Theodor Geisel)

Date: 1951

: an unstylish, unattractive, or socially inept person ; especially : one slavishly devoted to intellectual or academic pursuits

computer nerd s

• nerd·i·ness ˈnər-dē-nəs noun

• nerd·ish ˈnər-dish adjective

• nerdy -dē adjective

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.