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a person slavishly devoted to intellectual or academic pursuits <the candidate has an army of policy wonks ready to write for him a position paper on virtually any issue> Synonyms bookworm, dink [slang], dork [slang], geek, grind, swot [British], weenie, nerdRelated Words double-dome, egghead, highbrow, intellectual; brain, genius; academic, bookman, scholar; gearhead, techieNear Antonyms goldbrick, goof-off, slacker, underachiever; lowbrow
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