An anorak is a warm waterproof jacket, usually with a hood.
2. countable noun
If you refer to someone as an anorak, you mean that they are boring because they devote too much time to a particular hobby or interest.
[British, disapproval]
He's such an anorak.
anorak in British English
(ˈænəˌræk)
noun
1.
a warm waterproof hip-length jacket usually with a hood, originally worn in polar regions, but now worn for any outdoor activity
2. informal, derogatory
a socially inept person with a hobby considered by most people to be boring
Word origin
from Inuktitut ánorâq
anorak in American English
(ˈænəˌræk)
noun
a heavy jacket with a hood, worn in the cold north
Word origin
Esk (Greenland) ánorâq
Examples of 'anorak' in a sentence
anorak
She has also used old jeans and anoraks to make curtains for changing rooms.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
Photos showed them wearing red anoraks on the ascent but orange ones on the summit.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
In winter he also wears a shapeless anorak and fur hat.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
He looked older and was wearing a dodgy anorak.
The Sun (2008)
He is wearing an anorak and carrying a rucksack and looks all set for a hike in the rain.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
On top again, a down jacket or anorak.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
She's wearing an anorak and red and white stripy cotton shorts with bare legs.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
This is political biography that doesn't just appeal to political anoraks.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
Here's one more for the political anorak.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
He is a political anorak.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
He's the comedian who spent years tickling our funny bones before donning a red anorak and surprisingly becoming a history expert in various documentary series.
The Sun (2012)
But for political anoraks like me, it couldn't be more thrilling.
The Sun (2012)
It has just been raining, and all three wear anoraks tied around their waists, like ramblers.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
Wear with an anorak.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
All but three were in collared shirts, fourteen were wearing glasses, six had beards and only one was wearing his anorak while competing.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
Word lists with
anorak
jacket
In other languages
anorak
British English: anorak /ˈænəˌræk/ NOUN
An anorak is a warm waterproof jacket, usually with a hood.
American English: parka
Arabic: مِعْطَف جِلْديّ ذو قَلَنْسُوَة
Brazilian Portuguese: jaqueta à prova d’água com capuz