nerd

/nɜːd/noun
ElementaryNot in standard dictionaries
1

A person who is intellectual but generally introverted.

2

One who has an intense, obsessive interest in something.

3

A member of a subculture revolving around intellectualism, technology, video games, fantasy and science fiction, comic books and assorted media.

4

One who is stupid and socially inept or unattractive; a social outcast.

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Alliteration

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