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noun • an insignificant student who is ridiculed as being affected or boringly studious • an intelligent but single-minded expert in a particular technical field or profession | ||||
| 30% | 7 | Bookish type | ||
noun • a learned person; someone who by long study has gained mastery in one or more disciplines • someone (especially a child) who learns (as from a teacher) or takes up knowledge or beliefs • a student who holds a scholarship | ||||
| 30% | 8 | A volume to absorb half-bookish type | ||
adjective • associated with academia or an academy noun • an educator who works at a college or university adjective satellite • hypothetical or theoretical and not expected to produce an immediate or practical result • marked by a narrow focus on or display of learning especially its trivial aspects | ||||
Bookish Type Stereotypically
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NERD which was last seen in the New York Times crossword.
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Updated: October 12, 2025
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