egghead
Bookish smart person
An egghead is an intellectual or highly educated person, usually with a hint of mockery—suggesting someone so absorbed in books and ideas that they lack common sense or social grace.
The bald or egg-shaped head supposedly reflects a brain-heavy life: Don't listen to those eggheads in Washington.
Person of rare brilliance
- savantPerson of profound learning
- thinkerOne who contemplates
- philosopherStudent of fundamental questions
- polymathMulti-domain expert
theorist · scholar · academic · pundit · sage · brainiac · mastermind · logician
Brainy social misfit
know-it-all · pedant · boffin · wonk · highbrow · anorak · wiseacre · smartypants
Overly zealous person
- zealotObsessive cause supporter
- enthusiastArdent admirer of something
- devoteeZealous admirer or follower
- monomaniacOne obsessed with something
fixated · single-minded · absorbed · engrossed · specialist · detail-oriented · meticulous · perfectionist
One who writes software
- coderOne who programs
- developerOne who builds things
- hackerUnauthorized system accessor
- engineerTechnical design professional
gadgeteer · tech-savvy · innovator · technocrat · cybersecurity · algorithm · startup · roboticist
genius
Person of rare brilliance
- savantPerson of profound learning
- thinkerOne who contemplates
- philosopherStudent of fundamental questions
polymath · theorist · scholar · academic · pundit · sage · brainiac · mastermind · logician · analyst
nerd
Brainy social misfit
bookworm · know-it-all · pedant · boffin · wonk · highbrow · anorak · wiseacre · smartypants · brainbox
fanatic
Overly zealous person
- zealotObsessive cause supporter
- enthusiastArdent admirer of something
- devoteeZealous admirer or follower
monomaniac · fixated · single-minded · absorbed · engrossed · specialist · detail-oriented · meticulous · perfectionist · nitpicker
programmer
One who writes software
engineer · gadgeteer · tech-savvy · innovator · technocrat · cybersecurity · algorithm · startup · roboticist
eggheadanti-intellectual
Opposed to educated thought
philistine · lowbrow · know-nothing · yahoo · redneck