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Definition of egghead
: a person with intellectual interests or pretensions : a brainy person If you loved to read, you were considered an egghead, and there was absolutely nothing worse than to be considered an egghead.— Marvin V. Arnett —often used before another noun a bunch of egghead scientists
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Synonyms & Antonyms for egghead
Synonyms
geek, highbrow, intellectual, longhair, nerd
Antonyms
anti-intellectual, lowbrow, philistine
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egghead
noun
English Language Learners Definition of egghead
: a highly educated person who may not know much about real life
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