wonk

wɑŋk

Definition of wonk - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

education

studious or hardworking person

He was known as a math wonk, always buried in books..

bookworm

geek

nerd

knowledge

expert in a specific field, often policy

The senator consulted a wonk for advice on the bill.

expert

guru

specialist

obsessive interest

person obsessively interested in a subject

She's a wonk when it comes to vintage cars.

enthusiast

fanatic

geek

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policy wonk

person deeply interested in policy details

She is known as a policy wonk in the government.

Origin of wonk

English, wonk (studious person)

Examples of wonk in a sentence

The science wonk spent hours in the lab.
The tech wonk explained the new software features.
He's a wonk when it comes to environmental policy.
He's a political wonk who reads policy papers for fun.
The tech wonk explained the software in detail.

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French:bosseur, expert, ...
German:Streber, Experte, ...
Italian:secchione, esperto, ...
Spanish:empollón, experto, ...
Portuguese:caxias, especialista, ...
Chinese:书呆子, 专家, ...
Japanese:勉強家, 専門家, ...
Arabic:دَحَّاح, خبير, ...
Hebrew:חָרְשָׁן, חֲנוּן, ...
Russian:ботаник, эксперт, ...
Ukrainian:зубрило, експерт, ...
Hindi:मेहनती व्यक्ति, नीति विशेषज्ञ, ...
Bengali:পরিশ্রমী ব্যক্তি, বিশেষজ্ঞ, ...
Catalan:estudiós, expert, ...
Czech:šprt, expert, ...
Danish:stræber, ekspert, ...
Dutch:studiebol, expert, ...
Greek:σπασίκλας, ειδικός, ...
Hungarian:stréber, szakértő, ...
Khmer:អ្នកសិក្សាខ្លាំង, អ្នកជំនាញ, ...
Korean:공부벌레, 전문가, ...
Persian:خرخوان, کارشناس, ...
Polish:kujon, ekspert, ...
Portuguese (BR):caxias, especialista, ...
Romanian:tocilar, expert, ...
Swedish:plugghäst, expert, ...
Thai:คนขยัน, ผู้เชี่ยวชาญ, ...
Turkish:inek öğrenci, uzman, ...
Vietnamese:mọt sách, chuyên gia, ...

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