wonk

Found in Anh - Anh (Wordnet)

Definition Noun : 1. A person who is excessively and narrowly focused on academic details or technical minutiae, often to the point of being perceived as dull, pedantic, or socially awkward. The term often implies a deep, perhaps obsessive, expertise in a specific, often dry or bureaucratic, subject area. 2. (Modern, often positive connotation) A person who is extremely knowledgeable and passio...