eggheadnoun [ C ]
uk/ˈeɡ.hed/us/ˈeɡ.hed/humorous disapprovinga person, especially a man, who is very clever and interested only in studying and other mental activities
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Intelligent people
- academic
- bluestocking
- bookish
- bookworm
- brain
- bright spark
- clever
- gnome
- intellectual
- laureate
- mage
- not be just a pretty face idiom
- pandit
- sage
- scholar
- smart cookie
- smart-arse
- swot
- wit
- wonk
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Examples from literature
- They are big brains, eggheads, all of them with their favorite gadgets.