Boffin
Boffin noun - (British slang) a scientist or technician engaged in military research.
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Synonyms for Boffin
Intellectual and boffin are semantically related in expert topic. In some cases you can use "Intellectual" instead a noun "Boffin".
Intellectual
Intellectual noun - A person with strong intellectual interests.
Boffin and intellectual are semantically related (British) in academic topic. You can use "Boffin" instead a noun "Intellectual", if it concerns topics such as brainbox. informal substitute
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Related pairs
- mind and boffin
- mind and intellectual
- intellect and boffin
- intellect and intellectual
- mastermind and boffin
- mastermind and intellectual
- genius and boffin
- genius and intellectual
- expert and boffin
- expert and intellectual
- sage and boffin
- sage and intellectual
- scholar and boffin
- scholar and intellectual
How words are described
| quiet | quiet boffin | quiet intellectual |
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